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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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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
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
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 possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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Atheism Confound Heart Possession Ultimate Understanding
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
Ink was not invented to express our real feelings.
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Express Feeling Ink Inverted Real
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
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
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
LORD ACTON

Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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Finest Freedom Hope Middle Opportunity Passion Quality World
Socialism means slavery.
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Mean Slavery Socialism
A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who accepts a bribe. Like a judge he must consider what is right, not what is advantageous to a party or class.
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Action Class Interest Men Particular Party Public Right
False principles, which correspond with the bad as well as with the just aspirations of mankind, are a normal and necessary element in the social life of nations.
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Aspiration Correspond Element Just Life Mankind Normal Principles Social
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Democracy Evil Majority One Pervaide Tyranny

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