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It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

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

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
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Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she professes.
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Alliances Dogma Fanaticism Passion Professes Religious
Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.
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Assign Best Central Club Democracy Federalism Government Power
The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
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Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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. It is the delicate fruit of a mature civilization; and scarcely a century has passed since nations, that knew the meaning of the term, resolved to be free.
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Century Civilization Delicate Free Mature Mean Nation Pass Resolve Scarcely Since Term
I have reached the end of my time, and have hardly come to the beginning of my task.
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Begining Come End Hardly Task Time
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.
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Accept Do Favorable Judge King Men Pope Power Presumption Unlike Wrong
Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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Besides Law Own People Will
The mills of God grind slowly.
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Exactness God Grind Mill Retribution
There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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Enterprise Good Government Leave Many People Purpose Renounce
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
I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
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