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There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world.

Edmund Burke

The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Essence Force Law Stupidity
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
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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Citizenship Democracy Exercise Majority Minority Oppression
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
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Domination Greatness
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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Barter Found Government Human Virtue
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
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Greatness Himself Mistake
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
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
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Multitude Tyranny
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
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Necessary
Equity money is dynamic and debt money is static.
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Money Statistics

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