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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Demosthenes

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Friendship Himself Man Willing
Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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