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The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.
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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.
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I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
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