Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
EDMUND BURKEThere 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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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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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.
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Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
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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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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
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Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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