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Every class is unfit to govern.

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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
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
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Both Different Fool Last Once Person Same Time Wise
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
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Compensation History Penalties Provide Suffering
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
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Bad Majority Minority Oppress
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
A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.
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Bundles Experience Master Philosophy Prejudice Understand
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
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
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.
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Character Judging Talent Worst
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
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Democracy Evil Majority One Pervaide Tyranny
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
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Clas Class Danger Every Govern Particular Unfit
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use

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