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The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man’s pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.

Edmund Burke

Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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Achievement Force Ourselves Patience
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Empire Greatness Mindset Togetherness
True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
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Foundation Religion Society Stability True
All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Darkness Force Need People Success
To complain of the age we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the past, to conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind.
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Age Future Hope Kind Live Man Present
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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King Principle Rebel Subject Tyranny
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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Council Evil Hands Irresponsibility Necessary Success Wash
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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Digest Eat Reading Reflection
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
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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Affection Animal Creation Social
All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Ourselves
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.
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Born Death History Live Value
The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Essence Force Law Stupidity

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