The honor of the conquest is rated by the difficulty.
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Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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The culminating point of administration is to know well how much power, great or small, we ought to use in all circumstances.
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What the orators lack in depth, they give you in length.
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If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily Accomplished but we wish to be happier than other people, And this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.
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Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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