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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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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
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History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
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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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It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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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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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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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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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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