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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end…liberty is the only object which benefits all alike, and provokes no sincere opposition…

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Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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None Progress Religion
Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.
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All Birth Children Citizen Country Free God Good Master Men Neither Poor Salve
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
Live both in the future and the past. Who does not live in the past does not live in the future.
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Both Future Live Past
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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Burden History Illumination Memories Soul
The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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Finest Freedom Hope Middle Opportunity Passion Quality World
There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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Besides Law Own People Will
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
False principles, which correspond with the bad as well as with the just aspirations of mankind, are a normal and necessary element in the social life of nations.
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Aspiration Correspond Element Just Life Mankind Normal Principles Social
Though oppression may give rise to violent and repeated outbreaks, like the convulsions of a man in pain, it cannot mature a settled purpose and plan of regeneration, unless a new notion of happiness is joined to the sense of present evil.
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Convulsion Evil Give Man Men Oppression Outbreak Pain Purpose Repeat Settle Violent
Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.
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Democracy Enemy Friend Fruit Liberty Socialism Victory
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
But when modern absolutism arose, it laid claim to everything on behalf of the sovereign power….
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Absolutism Behalf Claim Everything Laid Modern Power Sovereign
Official truth is not actual truth.
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Actually Official Truth

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