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There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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Corrupt Holder Office Political Power
We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.
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Case Made Possible Sure Thing Wrong
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Corrupt Great Men Power
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
Though oppression may give rise to violent and repeated outbreaks, like the convulsions of a man in pain, it cannot mature a settled purpose and plan of regeneration, unless a new notion of happiness is joined to the sense of present evil.
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Convulsion Evil Give Man Men Oppression Outbreak Pain Purpose Repeat Settle Violent
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test
Official truth is not actual truth.
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Actually Official Truth
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
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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End Higher Liberty Mean Political
I have reached the end of my time, and have hardly come to the beginning of my task.
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Begining Come End Hardly Task Time
A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.
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Bundles Experience Master Philosophy Prejudice Understand
From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appeal Appear People Redemption Refuge Treason
Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
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Atheism Certain Geometry More Power Sin Theorem
Piety sometimes gives birth to scruples, and faith to superstition, when they are not directed by wisdom and knowledge.
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Birth Directed Faith Giving Knowledge Piety Scruple Sometimes Superstition Wisdom
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.
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Feudalism Land Made Master Measure Real

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