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Jonathan Swift Quotes: The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it.
         

The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it.


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For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.



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Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.



When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.



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You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday



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