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Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she professes.

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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
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
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power — power sufficient to interfere with property.
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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.
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Democracies Force Fraud Majority Party Prevaiding Rule Succeed Tyranny
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom
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Element First Freedom People Private Property
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
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Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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Finest Freedom Hope Middle Opportunity Passion Quality World
There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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Enterprise Good Government Leave Many People Purpose Renounce
Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
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The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
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Allies Always Cease Continue Mankind Passion Power Sure Threaten Unforeseen
There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than the sanctifying of success.
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