The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
EDMUND BURKEWhen 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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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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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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The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it’s yellow.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth.
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they can do nothing. There is nothing worse because the council of despair is declaration of irresponsibility; it is Pilate washing his hands.
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
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