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The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Lord Acton

Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.
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Character Judging Talent Worst
In every age its 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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Age Best Conquest Crave Enemies Every Food Ignorance Man Poor Progress
Though oppression may give rise to violent and repeated outbreaks, like the convulsions of a man in pain, it cannot mature a settled purpose and plan of regeneration, unless a new notion of happiness is joined to the sense of present evil.
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Convulsion Evil Give Man Men Oppression Outbreak Pain Purpose Repeat Settle Violent
Official truth is not actual truth.
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Actually Official Truth
Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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Future Government Literature Present Rule
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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Control Liberty Other Prevention
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
Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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None Progress Religion
From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appeal Appear People Redemption Refuge Treason
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
The true guide of our conduct is no outward authority, but the voice of God, who comes down to dwell in our souls, who knows all our thoughts, to whom are owing all the truth we know, and all the good we do; for vice is voluntary, and virtue comes from the grace of the heavenly spirit within.
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Come Conduct Down God Grace Guide Know Our Outward Soul Voice
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
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.
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Control Liberty Other Prevention
Every class is unfit to govern.
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Class Unfit
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Easier Find Fit Govern People Themselves
Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
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Character Conduct Men Personality Sentiment

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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