Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

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When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.

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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities

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For a man is justly despised who has one opinion in history and another in politics, one for abroad and another at home, one for opposition and another for office.

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