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It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun


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[L]iberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted . . .

[L]iberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted . . .



Who will wear a shoe that hurts him, because the shoe-maker tells him 'tis well made?

Who will wear a shoe that hurts him, because the shoe-maker tells him 'tis well made?



Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force.

Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force.



Men lived like fishes; the great ones devoured the small.

Men lived like fishes; the great ones devoured the small.



If his Majesty is resolved to have my head, he may make a whistle of my arse if he pleases.

If his Majesty is resolved to have my head, he may make a whistle of my arse if he pleases.



I will believe in the right of one man to govern a nation despotically when I find a man born unto the world with boots and spurs, and a nation with saddles on their backs.

I will believe in the right of one man to govern a nation despotically when I find a man born unto the world with boots and spurs, and a nation with saddles on their backs.



That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed.

That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed.



For violence or fraud can create no right.

For violence or fraud can create no right.



Liars need to have good memories.

Liars need to have good memories.



[I]f vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established.

[I]f vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established.





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Know this: God’s delays are not necessarily His denials. So keep praying.

Know this: God’s delays are not necessarily His denials. So keep praying.



Absence of thought is indeed a powerful factor in human affairs, statistically speaking the most powerful, not just in the conduct of the many but in the conduct of all.

Absence of thought is indeed a powerful factor in human affairs, statistically speaking the most powerful, not just in the conduct of the many but in the conduct of all.



My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.

My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.



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You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one.



Romance without finance is a nuisance. Few men value free merchandise. Let the chippies fall where they may.

Romance without finance is a nuisance. Few men value free merchandise. Let the chippies fall where they may.




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In life there is not time to grieve long.



Take massive action. So many people wait until they have all the answers.

Take massive action. So many people wait until they have all the answers.




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