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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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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Corrupt Inspirational Leadership Power Trend Work
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
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
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
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 will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.
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Make People Power Unjust Will
Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.
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Bad Easily Good Made Men State
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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Administration Different Discussion Justice Political Publicity Reality
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test
Every class is unfit to govern.
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Class Unfit
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
The true natural check on absolute democracy is the federal system, which limits the central government by the powers reserved, and the state governments by the powers they have ceded.
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Bnaturem Check Central Democracy Government Limit Power Reserve Stage True
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.
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Feudalism Land Made Master Measure Real
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
Ink was not invented to express our real feelings.
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Express Feeling Ink Inverted Real
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

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