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It is not necessary to prohibit or encourage oddities of conduct which are not harmful.
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If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.
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The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
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A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.
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When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
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We should always go before our enemies with confidence, otherwise our apparent uneasiness inspires them with greater boldness.
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Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
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The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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There is only one thing in this world, and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power. All the rest is meaningless.
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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.
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Every man who is worth thirty millions and is not wedded to them, is dangerous to the government.
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The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.
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It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
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God! How men of letters are stupid.
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They are the carrion birds of humanity...[speaking of the Jews] are a state within a state. They are certainly not real citizens...The evils of Jews do not stem from individuals but from the fundamental nature of these people.
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England is a nation of shopkeepers.
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The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.
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You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.
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