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There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.

Edmund Burke

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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Change Conservation Conversation State
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Exact Greatness Nature
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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God Man Separate Unity
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
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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Affection Animal Creation Social
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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King Principle Rebel Subject Tyranny
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
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
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Defend Errors Inheritance
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
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Kind Learning Man
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
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
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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Love Man Power

There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.

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