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A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.

Edmund Burke

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Mistake Nation Power Small
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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Love Man Power
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Encouragement People Provoke Rebel Revolution Time
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Multitude Tyranny
This sort of people are so taken up with their theories about the rights of man that they have totally forgotten his nature.
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Forget Man Nature People Right Theory
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Dangerous Liberty True
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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Abuse Dangerous Greatness Power
That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth.
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Awake Greatness Liberty People Security Superior Truth
Good order is the foundation of all things.
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Foundation Goodness One Liner
The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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Greatness Sin Yourself
There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.
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Act Attitude Belief Believe Decision Honesty Man Possible Safety
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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Ability Man Ourselves Regular
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
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Age Economics Forever Success

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