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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
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
When the revolutionary theory of government began to prevail, and Church and State found that they were educating for opposite ends and in a contradictory spirit, it became necessary to remove children entirely from the influence of religion.
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Children Church Educate Entire Necessary Opposite Religion Remove State
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority…
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Almost Always Exercise Influence Men Power
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom
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Element First Freedom People Private Property
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Compensation History Penalties Provide Suffering
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
Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
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Atheism Certain Geometry More Power Sin Theorem
Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
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
Socialism means slavery.
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Mean Slavery Socialism
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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Corrupt Holder Office Political Power
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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Burden History Illumination Memories Soul
The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appear Entire Minority People Redemption Resist Seldom Treason

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