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The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

John Locke

Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in the same state.
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Long Philosophical World
[H]e that thinks absolute power purifies men’s blood, and corrects the baseness of human nature, need read the history of this, or any other age, to be convinced to the contrary.
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Blood Men Thinking
There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark.
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Dark Light Player
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.
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Children Men Philosophical
This is to think, that men are so foolish, that they take care to avoid what mischiefs may be done them by pole-cats, or foxes; but are content, nay, think it safety, to be devoured by lions.
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Cat Furnish Men Pole Thinking
Slavery is so vile and miserable an Estate of Man, and so directly opposite to the generous Temper and Courage of our Nation; that ’tis hardly to be conceived, that an Englishman, much less a Gentleman, should plead for’t.
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Gentleman Men Opposites
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
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Get Happiness Health Well
To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.
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Reason Titles Two
Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can’t do?
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Anyone Country People Tell
He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss
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Judgement Judging Prison
In the beginning, all the world was America.
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America Patriotic World
A king is a mortal god on earth, unto whom the living God hath lent his own name as a great honour; but withal told him, he should die like a man, lest he should be proud, and flatter himself that God hath with his name imparted unto him his nature also.
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Kings Men Names
Not time is the measure of movement but: …each constant periodic appearance of ideas.
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Ideas Management Movement Time
Man is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out of the common road.
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Common Littles Men
Children generally hate to be idle; all the care then is that their busy humour should be constantly employed in something of use to them
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Children Employed Hate Use
Words, in their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the ideas in the mind of him who uses them.
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Ideas Mind Signification Use

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