"Extremes are dangerous." — Jonathan Mayhew

Extremes are dangerous. - Jonathan Mayhew

"Extremes are dangerous."

— Jonathan Mayhew

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23 Quotes by Jonathan Mayhew

Jonathan Mayhew has 23 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To say that subjects in general are not proper judges (of the law) when their governors oppress them and play…
Tyranny brings ignorance and brutality with it. It degrades men from their just rank into the class of brutes; it…
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.
People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it…
I now add, farther, that the apostles argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people…
Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness
All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of…
Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they…
There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism
It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law;…
It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to…
There are men who strike at liberty under the term licentiousness

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently;… — Aristotle
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing. — Nancy Astor
Crying wolf is a real danger. — David Attenborough
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. — Lord Acton
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. — James A. Baldwin
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man… — John Adams
When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably… — Drew Barrymore
I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I… — Clara Barton
In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. — Charles Baudelaire
The most dangerous people are the ignorant. — Henry Ward Beecher
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the… — Kate Adie

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