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There should be a law to the People besides its own will.

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But when modern absolutism arose, it laid claim to everything on behalf of the sovereign power….
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Absolutism Behalf Claim Everything Laid Modern Power Sovereign
History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.
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Disputes Document Evasion History Opinion Stand
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
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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Bank Century Down Issue People Sooner Swept
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.
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Character Correspondance Public Revelation Stood Utterance
Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
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Constitution Country Institution Mother Powerful Product Result Revolution State
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
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
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
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
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
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
Socialism means slavery.
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Mean Slavery Socialism
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Absolute Corrupt Exercise Influence Men Power Tend

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