Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
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Did thine own mind afford no scopeOf love, or moving thoughts to thee?
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There is regret, almost remorse,
For Time long past.
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Man were immortal, and omnipotent,
Didst thou, unknown and awful as thou art,
Keep with thy glorious train firm state within his heart.
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