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The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.

Edmund Burke

There 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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Creator Government Law Nation Nature
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Multitude Tyranny
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Difficult Impossible Silence Talk
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Despair Work
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
The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Essence Force Law Stupidity
It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Exact Greatness Nature
It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
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Constitution Forever Freedom Mindset Passion
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
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Greatness Justice Policy
We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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Greatness Law Nature Obedience Powerful
Equity money is dynamic and debt money is static.
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Money Statistics
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it’s yellow.
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Freedom Gold Silence Yourself
Good order is the foundation of all things.
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Foundation Goodness One Liner
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
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Afford Beyond Cost Hypocrisy Promise
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start

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