It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.
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If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established.Algernon Sidney
Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear: as a man begets a man, and a beast a beast, that society of men which constitutes a government upon the foundation of justice.
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Liars need to have good memories.
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Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted.
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This hand, unfriendly to tyrants, Seeks with the sword placid repose under liberty.
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