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Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.

Edmund Burke

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
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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Flatter Generosity Receive
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
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Betrayal Himself Industry Opinion Representation Sacrifice Service
Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe.
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Breathe Corruption Important Law Refine
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Greatness Himself Mistake
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
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Afford Beyond Cost Hypocrisy Promise
I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as nothing but carte blanche, upon which he may scribble whatever he pleases.
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Assumption Country Himself Man
The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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Greatness Sin 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
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
Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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Cheap Defense Education Nation
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Dangerous Liberty True
Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
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Company Conversation Friendship Goodness Greatness Happiness Live
A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Courage Coward Tongue
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.
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Acceptance Better Fight People Quarrel Try

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