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Progress, the religion of those who have none.

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The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
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Clas Class Danger Every Govern Particular Unfit
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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Dignity Giving History Merit Truth Worth
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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Common Democracy Morality Vice Vices
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
Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she professes.
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Alliances Dogma Fanaticism Passion Professes Religious
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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Ago Bad Common Crime Good Ignorance Liberty Men Next Pretext Seed Sow Strong Year
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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Absolutism Attempt Century Children Discover Function Government Modern Opposite State
Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power — power sufficient to interfere with property.
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Accepting Deposition Execution Power Requires Socialism Strongest Sufficient
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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Age Circumstance Constant Moral Obedient Through
Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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Future Government Literature Present Rule
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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Corrupt Holder Office Political Power
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appear Entire Minority People Redemption Resist Seldom Treason
To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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Achievement Conscience Develop Great History Perfect
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

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