For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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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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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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In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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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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It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
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