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.
EDMUND BURKEPower gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
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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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A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.
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Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
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The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
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Turn over a new leaf.
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A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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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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