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Ambition can creep as well as soar.


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Ambition can creep as well as soar.
         



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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.



Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.



Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.



The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.



Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.



In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.



It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.



When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.



Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.



The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.





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