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" Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. "

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" It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. "

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" Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. "

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" What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'. "