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History is the arbiter of controversy, the monarch of all she surveys.

Lord Acton

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Socialism means slavery.
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There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
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The few have not strength to achieve great changes unaided the many have not wisdom to be moved by truth unmixed.
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Official truth is not actual truth.
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To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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