We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
EDMUND BURKENever despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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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 greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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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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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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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.
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Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Those who attempt to level never equalize.
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Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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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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