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Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from the sowing of the seed at Athens, 2,460 years ago, until the ripened harvest was gathered by men of our race

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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
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Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from the sowing of the seed at Athens, 2,460 years ago, until the ripened harvest was gathered by men of our race
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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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The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
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The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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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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The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
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