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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

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Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
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Ability Domination Freedom Humble Nature People
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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Dignity Freedom Man Mindset
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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Excellence Family Himself
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Choice Necessary War
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
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
Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.
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Easy Known Sick
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

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