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But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.

Edmund Burke

When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.
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Achievement Greatness Man Object Road View
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
Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.
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Director Politics Prudent Standard Virtue
Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight can build up in a hundred years.
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Build Prudence Rage Time
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Empire Greatness Mindset Togetherness
You can never plan the future by the past.
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Future Past Planning Yourself
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Multitude Tyranny
Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Applaud Fall Recover Run
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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Deep Goodness Tolerance
Equity money is dynamic and debt money is static.
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Money Statistics
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.
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Accomplishment God Judgement Moral World
All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Darkness Force Need People Success
Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
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Company Conversation Friendship Goodness Greatness Happiness Live
To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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Crime Death Language Talk Treason Value
A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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Change Conservation Conversation State

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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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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