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Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

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So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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Action Courage Greatness Man Remember Win
But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
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Award Best Courage Dangerous Difference Hard Time Prize Temptation
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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Attack Man Prevent Rest Superior
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Afraid Basis Equality Fear Party
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret

Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

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Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

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