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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

Edmund Burke

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
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
The grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
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Grave Ourselves Treasure
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Difficult Impossible Silence Talk
What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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God Man Separate Unity
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
Great men are never sufficiently shown but in struggles.
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Greatness Man Struggle
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
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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Act Attitude Belief Believe Decision Honesty Man Possible Safety
A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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Attack Impatience Passion Popular Rebel Suffering
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
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Age Economics Forever Success
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Evil Fate Goodness Man Politics Rule
Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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Abandonment Power Willing
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
The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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Greatness Sin Yourself
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

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