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First Principles: Every Actual State Is Corrupt. Good Men Must Not Obey Laws Too Well
“Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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First Principles: Neither the Wisest Constitution Nor the Wisest Laws Will Secure the Liberty and Happiness of A People Whose Manners Are Universally Corrupt
“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” – Samuel Adams (1749)
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Mountain Top Revelations
Mountain Top Revelationsby Michael DoyleUnknown mountain tops to exploreIs an answer and a prayer for the moreThat comes from a world knowing lessIs actually more, the function search of a guessAs if there is still a peak yet to existIt … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Arbitrary Power Will Have Divided Men of Superior Intelligence Into Two Groups: the Former Will Be Seditious, the Latter Corrupt
“Thus arbitrary power will have divided men of superior intelligence into two groups: the former will be seditious, the latter corrupt.” – Benjamin Constant (1767-1830)
First Principles: Only A Virtuous People Are Capable of Freedom. As Nations Become Corrupt and Vicious, They Have More Need of Masters
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” – Benjamin Franklin
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Thought For the Day: Every Actual State Is Corrupt. Good Men Must Not Obey Laws Too Well
“Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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Thought For the Day: Power Tends To Corrupt, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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First Principles: Every Actual State Is Corrupt. Good Men Must Not Obey Laws Too Well.
“Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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First Principles: Once A Republic Is Corrupted, There Is No Possibility of Remedying Any of the Growing Evils But By Removing the Corruption and Restoring Its Lost Principles; Every Other Correction Is Either Useless Or A New Evil
” When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.” – Thomas … Continue reading
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