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Conspicuous by his absence.
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In valor there is hope.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
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Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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No one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted.
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