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The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.

Edmund Burke

All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Darkness Force Need People Success
People crushed by law, have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws; and those who have much hope and nothing to lose, will always be dangerous.
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Dangerous Enemy Hope Law People Power Willing
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
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Dangerous Liberty True
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.
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Humanity Justice Law Myself Reason
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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Cheap Defense Education Nation
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Help Nerve Ourselves Strength Struggle
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
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Absence Existence Liberty Moral
The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Essence Force Law Stupidity
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Evil Fate Goodness Man Politics Rule
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
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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Enemy Evil Goodness Oneself
The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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Crisis Fire Hot Moral Reserve Time
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
EDMUND BURKE

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