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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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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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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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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Official truth is not actual truth.
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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.
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The mills of God grind slowly.
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A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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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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It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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