Quote by Benjamin Franklin
A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at th

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. – Benjamin Franklin

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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. – John Adams

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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. – J. K. Rowling

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The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. – Frederic Bastiat

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Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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