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The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Difficult Impossible Silence Talk
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
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Absence Existence Liberty Moral
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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Greatness Liberty Madness Possible Restraint Virtue Wisdom
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Ourselves
The grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
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Grave Ourselves Treasure
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
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
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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Love Man Power
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
All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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Equality Man Right
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People

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