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History consists, for the greater part, of the miseries brought upon the world by pride, ambition, avarice, revenge, lust, sedition, hypocrisy, ungoverned zeal, and all the train of disorderly appetite.

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The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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Attack Impatience Passion Popular Rebel Suffering
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
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Betrayal Himself Industry Opinion Representation Sacrifice Service
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.
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Alone Force Government Moments Temporary
All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Ourselves
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
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Gentle Gradual Human Mindset Power
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Necessary
Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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Abandonment Power Willing
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
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Anxiety Errors Loud Popular Public Welfare
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
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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End Goal Mindset Noble Oneself Weakness
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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Affection Animal Creation Social
Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Applaud Fall Recover Run

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