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We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

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Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong

We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

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