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Expectation improperly indulged in must end in disappointment.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I?
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.
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