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

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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret

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

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