A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
LORD ACTONThe true guide of our conduct is no outward authority, but the voice of God, who comes down to dwell in our souls, who knows all our thoughts, to whom are owing all the truth we know, and all the good we do; for vice is voluntary, and virtue comes from the grace of the heavenly spirit within.
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Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
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There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
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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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Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.
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Official truth is not actual truth.
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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.
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If there is any presumption, it is the other way against holders of power…power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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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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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
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When the last of the Reformers died, religion, instead of emancipating the nations, had become an excuse for the criminal art of despots. Calvin preached, and Bellarmine lectured; but Machiavelli reigned.
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The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
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Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
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Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
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