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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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I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
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
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
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
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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Desire Issues Success Thinking
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Community Each Other Friendship Honesty Name Party Solid Worth
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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Goodness Hands Mindset Passion Thinking

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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