No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.
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In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.
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He was as great as a man can be without morality.
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All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
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