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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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Concentration Control Frequently Hand Men Mentality Peace Power Remember
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
Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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None Progress Religion
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
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.
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Gold Grainm Stream Knowledge Past Politics River Rivers Sand Science
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place
Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.
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All Birth Children Citizen Country Free God Good Master Men Neither Poor Salve
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Easier Find Fit Govern People Themselves
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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Authority Essential Limitation
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Democracy Evil Majority One Pervaide Tyranny
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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Finest Freedom Hope Middle Opportunity Passion Quality World
A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who accepts a bribe. Like a judge he must consider what is right, not what is advantageous to a party or class.
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Action Class Interest Men Particular Party Public Right
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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Corrupt Holder Office Political Power

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