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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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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
Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appeal Appear People Redemption Refuge Treason
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
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.
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Feudalism Land Made Master Measure Real
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
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Change Creed Eternity Fail Fall Law Manner Moral Opinion Table Tablet
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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Control Liberty Other Prevention
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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Age Circumstance Constant Moral Obedient Through
The principle of the Inquisition was murderous. . . . The popes were not only murderers in the great style, but they also made murder a legal basis of the Christian Church and a condition of salvation.
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Christian Murderous Principle Religion Style
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
The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
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Allies Always Cease Continue Mankind Passion Power Sure Threaten Unforeseen
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
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Dagger Follow Future Men Past Strong Weak
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.
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Best Book Content Delight Favorite Other Seek Sidelight
At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.
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Country Friend Liberty Minorities People Time Triumph
The mills of God grind slowly.
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Exactness God Grind Mill Retribution

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