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

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

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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Bank Century Down Issue People Sooner Swept
Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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Always Corruption Despotic Morality Power
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
Socialism means slavery.
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Mean Slavery Socialism
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
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
Official truth is not actual truth.
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Actually Official Truth
Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
Piety sometimes gives birth to scruples, and faith to superstition, when they are not directed by wisdom and knowledge.
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Birth Directed Faith Giving Knowledge Piety Scruple Sometimes Superstition Wisdom
Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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Authority Essential Limitation
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
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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Absolute Corrupt Other Power Presumption Tend
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Corrupt Inspirational Leadership Power Trend Work
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Compensation History Penalties Provide Suffering
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
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

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