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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.

Woodrow Wilson

We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
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Domination Freedom Government Majority Man Opinion Vote
The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
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History Liberty Resistance
Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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Condition Identity Leadership Reason
Every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live.
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Choice Live People Right
Segregation is not humiliating but a benefit.
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Benefit Humiliation Segregation
The right is more precious than peace.
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Peace Precious Right
No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States.
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Government Live Man Myself See
The great monopoly in this country is the money monopoly. So long as it exists, our old variety of freedom and individual energy of development are out of the question.
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Country Development Greatness Money Question
I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.
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Company Enjoyment Friendship Myself Teaching
It’s harder for a leader to be born in a palace than to be born in a cabin.
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Born Hard Leadership Palace
The roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.
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Consist Duty Ideal Name Role
A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
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Conservation Lazy Thinking
The shadows that now lie dark upon our path will soon be dispelled and we shall walk with the light all about us if we but be true to ourselves.
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Darkness Light Ourselves Path Shadow True
The sum of the whole matter is this – our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually.
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Civilization Spiritual Survive
Government, in it’s last analysis, is organized force.
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Analysis Force Government
We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
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Difference Time Tragedy Unknown

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