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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a…
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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the…
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Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.
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I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
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All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor…
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Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.
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Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit…
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with…
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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
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Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
— Leo Buscaglia
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child…
— Laura Bush
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Bad shooters are always open
— Pete Carril
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A man does not have to go and find where his eyes are in order to see. The heart is there, always…
— Ramana Maharshi
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In the garden the door is always open into the "holy" - growth, birth, death. Every flower holds the whole mystery in…
— May Sarton
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The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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My parents raised me right, so I always open doors for people and try to have good manners.
— Matt Bomer
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while…
— Martial
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The normal person classifies an object, and then forgets about it. The creative person, by contrast, is always open to new possibilities.
— Jordan Peterson
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The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks,…
— Louise Hay
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The elevator to success is out of order, but the stairs are always open.
— Zig Ziglar
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Like the best convenience store in the world, / the mind is always open.
— Leza Lowitz
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