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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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If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.
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Anxiety Generous Morning Nothing Today Paper
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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End Higher Liberty Mean Political
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.
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Attack Development Ignorance Mindedness Narrow Shaken Simple Thing Two
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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Burden History Illumination Memories Soul
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Corrupt Inspirational Leadership Power Trend Work
The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.
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Make People Power Unjust Will
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
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Administration Different Discussion Justice Political Publicity Reality
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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Constitution Country Institution Mother Powerful Product Result Revolution State
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
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Both Different Fool Last Once Person Same Time Wise
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
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Burden Emancipation History Knowledge Obstacle Past Safest Surest
Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.
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Doe End Justify Mean Other
When the revolutionary theory of government began to prevail, and Church and State found that they were educating for opposite ends and in a contradictory spirit, it became necessary to remove children entirely from the influence of religion.
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Children Church Educate Entire Necessary Opposite Religion Remove State
Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
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Emna Excellent Good Government Higher Mean Political Reason Together
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place

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