By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
TACITUSIf you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with increased violence.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
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