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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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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved.
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Account Country Ensalve Generous Powerful Spirit
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
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place
We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.
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Case Made Possible Sure Thing Wrong
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
In every age its (liberty’s) progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food
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Ignorance Liberty Progress Strong Superstition Wisdom
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.
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Feudalism Land Made Master Measure Real
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
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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Common Democracy Morality Vice Vices
Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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Always Corruption Despotic Morality Power
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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Enterprise Good Government Leave Many People Purpose Renounce
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
Monarchy hardens into despotism. Aristocracy contracts into oligarchy. Democracy expands into the supremacy of numbers.
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Aristocracy Contract Democracy Fanaticism Number Religious
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Democracy Evil Majority One Pervaide Tyranny

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