In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
EDMUND BURKEPrudence 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.
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Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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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.
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Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
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You can never plan the future by the past.
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All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
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Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
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A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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