Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
DEMOSTHENESDo 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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We believe whatever we want to believe.
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You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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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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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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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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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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