The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
DEMOSTHENESThe end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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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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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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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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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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