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In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.

Lord Acton

Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
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
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 the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.
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Able Being Do Liberty Ought Power Right
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
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Corrupt Inspirational Leadership Power Trend Work
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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Burden History Illumination Memories Soul
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
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Ablest Defender Error Failing Men Monstrous
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
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
In every age its (liberty’s) progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food
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Ignorance Liberty Progress Strong Superstition Wisdom
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
Though oppression may give rise to violent and repeated outbreaks, like the convulsions of a man in pain, it cannot mature a settled purpose and plan of regeneration, unless a new notion of happiness is joined to the sense of present evil.
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Convulsion Evil Give Man Men Oppression Outbreak Pain Purpose Repeat Settle Violent
Monarchy hardens into despotism. Aristocracy contracts into oligarchy. Democracy expands into the supremacy of numbers.
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Aristocracy Contract Democracy Fanaticism Number Religious
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play.
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Majority Minorities Oppressed People Play Worse
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

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