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From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

Lord Acton

Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
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Character Conduct Men Personality Sentiment
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
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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Both Different Fool Last Once Person Same Time Wise
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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Besides Law Own People Will
Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.
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All Birth Children Citizen Country Free God Good Master Men Neither Poor Salve
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.
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Almost Always Authority Great Influence Men Stillmore
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.
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Control Liberty Other Prevention
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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Common Democracy Morality Vice Vices
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from the sowing of the seed at Athens, 2,460 years ago, until the ripened harvest was gathered by men of our race
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Ago Bad Common Crime Good Ignorance Liberty Men Next Pretext Seed Sow Strong Year
Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.
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Accept Do Favorable Judge King Men Pope Power Presumption Unlike Wrong
For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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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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From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

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