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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Edmund Burke

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
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
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
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
Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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Cheap Defense Education Nation
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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Delusion Give Up Liberty People
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Greatness Himself Mistake
Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
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Act Evil Failure Goodness Man
What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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God Man Separate Unity
All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Ourselves
There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.
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Act Attitude Belief Believe Decision Honesty Man Possible Safety
Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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Justice Liberty Opinion Safety Separate
Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.
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Infant Original Planning Thinking
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
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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Director Politics Prudent Standard Virtue
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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Enemy Evil Goodness Oneself

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