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History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.

Edmund Burke

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
To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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Crime Death Language Talk Treason Value
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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Delusion Give Up Liberty People
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.
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Breathe Corruption Important Law Refine
Good order is the foundation of all things.
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Foundation Goodness One Liner
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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Greatness Liberty Madness Possible Restraint Virtue Wisdom
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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Digest Eat Reading Reflection
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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Enemy Evil Goodness Oneself
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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Alone Force Government Moments Temporary
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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End Goal Mindset Noble Oneself Weakness
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
You can never plan the future by the past.
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Future Past Planning Yourself
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Difficult Impossible Silence Talk

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