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My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.
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One bad general is worth two good ones.
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They wanted me to be a Washington.
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The nature of Christ's existence is mysterious, I admit; but this mystery meets the wants of man. Reject it, and the world is an inexplicable riddle; believe it, and the history of our race is satisfactorily explained.
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There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves.
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There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
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In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them.
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From triumph to downfall is but a step. I have seen a trifle decide the most important issues in the gravest affairs.
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The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they attack each other and fight for a certain time; the critical moment arrives, a mental flash decides, and the least reserve accomplishes the object.
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Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer.
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An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.
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Since the discovery of printing, knowledge has been called to power, and power has been used to make knowledge a slave.
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War is cruel to the people, and terrible to the conquered.
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The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.
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It is with artillery that war is made.
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For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections.
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The strong are good, only the weak are wicked.
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Each state claims the right to control interests foreign to itself when those interests are such that it can control them without putting its own interests in danger. ... other powers only recognize this right of intervening in proportion as the country doing it has the power to do it.
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When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation.
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I am a monarch of God's creation, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I render an account of my government to none save God and Jesus Christ.
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Collective crimes incriminate no one.
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The heart may be broken, and the soul remain unshaken.
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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.
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Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.