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" The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity. "

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

" The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. "

" When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. "

" The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations. "

" Tyrants seldom want pretexts. "

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" He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. "

" But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. "

" A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. "

" Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. "

" Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty. "

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" Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. "

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" A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. "

" Beauty is the promise of happiness. "

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" All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance of original justice. "

" Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe. "

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" A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. "

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