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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Edmund Burke

Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Applaud Fall Recover Run
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
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
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Dangerous Liberty True
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Encouragement People Provoke Rebel Revolution Time
That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth.
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Awake Greatness Liberty People Security Superior Truth
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
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Economics Economy Essential Expense True
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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Deep Goodness Tolerance
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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Act Boundary Feeling Imagination Influence Man Passion
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
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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Citizenship Democracy Exercise Majority Minority Oppression
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
Those who attempt to level never equalize.
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Equality Level
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
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Despair Work

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