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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.

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An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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Act Friendship Judgement Word
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Law Oneself Possible Satisfaction
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Greatness One Liner Ourselves Terrorism
Prosperity engenders sloth.
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One Liner Prosperity
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word

The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.

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