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It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.

Edmund Burke

General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Encouragement People Provoke Rebel Revolution Time
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
EDMUND BURKE

Absence Existence Liberty Moral
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
EDMUND BURKE

Kind Learning Man
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
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
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
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Defend Errors Inheritance
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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Delusion Give Up Liberty People
History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.
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Born Death History Live Value
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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Command Freedom Poor Rich Wealth
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 blood of man should never be shed but to redeem the blood of man. It is well shed for our family, for our friends, for our God, for our country, for our kind. The rest is vanity; the rest is crime.
EDMUND BURKE

Blood Country Crime Family Friendship Kind Man Rest

It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.

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