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There is a contagion in example which few men have sufficient force of mind to resist.

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The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of bad ones.
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A struggle for liberty is in itself respectable and glorious. . . . When conducted with magnanimity, justice and humanity, it ought to command the admiration of every friend to human nature. But if sullied by crimes and extravagancies, it loses its respectability.
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A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.
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