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" That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic. "

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" The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind. "

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" One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat. "

" Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. "

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" The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation. "

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" Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling. "

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