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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Edmund Burke

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
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.
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Infant Original Planning Thinking
Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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Abandonment Power Willing
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
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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Digest Eat Reading Reflection
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
Good order is the foundation of all things.
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Foundation Goodness One Liner
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
A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Courage Coward Tongue
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
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
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Errors History Instruction Kind Man Past Volume Wisdom
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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Deep Goodness Tolerance
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
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Bad Law Worst
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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Affection Animal Creation Social
To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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Crime Death Language Talk Treason Value

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