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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Edmund Burke

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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Change Conservation Conversation State
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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Citizenship Democracy Exercise Majority Minority Oppression
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
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Errors History Instruction Kind Man Past Volume Wisdom
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites.
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Appetite Liberty Man Qualification
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Evil Fate Goodness Man Politics Rule
All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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Equality Man Right
Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.
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Infant Original Planning Thinking
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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Command Freedom Poor Rich Wealth
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
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Domination Greatness
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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Agreement Politics
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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End Goal Mindset Noble Oneself Weakness
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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Delusion Give Up Liberty People
The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Essence Force Law Stupidity
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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Flatter Generosity Receive
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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