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Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
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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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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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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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A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.
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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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The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. ~ Every class is unfit to govern … Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.
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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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Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
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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

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