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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

Edmund Burke

The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man’s pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.
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Color Determination Greatness Happiness Oppression Pretend
To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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Crime Death Language Talk Treason Value
There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity – the law of nature and of nations.
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Creator Government Law Nation Nature
There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world.
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Accomplishment God Judgement Moral World
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.
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Achievement Greatness Man Object Road View
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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King Principle Rebel Subject Tyranny
Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it’s yellow.
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Freedom Gold Silence Yourself
We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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Greatness Law Nature Obedience Powerful
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
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Anxiety Errors Loud Popular Public Welfare
The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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Greatness Sin Yourself
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
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Difference Fatal Religion
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Empire Greatness Mindset Togetherness
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Necessary
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
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they can do nothing. There is nothing worse because the council of despair is declaration of irresponsibility; it is Pilate washing his hands.
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Council Evil Hands Irresponsibility Necessary Success Wash

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