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The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

Edmund Burke

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Multitude Tyranny
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.
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Humanity Justice Law Myself Reason
He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Help Nerve Ourselves Strength Struggle
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Despair Work
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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Love Man Power
Those who attempt to level never equalize.
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Equality Level
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
EDMUND BURKE

Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
EDMUND BURKE

Deep Goodness Tolerance
You can never plan the future by the past.
EDMUND BURKE

Future Past Planning Yourself
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
EDMUND BURKE

Credit Invention Knife
A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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Change Conservation Conversation State
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.
EDMUND BURKE

Breathe Corruption Important Law Refine
To complain of the age we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the past, to conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind.
EDMUND BURKE

Age Future Hope Kind Live Man Present
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
EDMUND BURKE

Evil Fate Goodness Man Politics Rule
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
EDMUND BURKE

Errors History Instruction Kind Man Past Volume Wisdom

The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

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The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

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