The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
EDMUND BURKEThe 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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Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
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Good order is the foundation of all things.
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Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.
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The grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.
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There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
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All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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