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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the mora

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. – Lord Acton

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Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. – Lord Acton

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Faith
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Lord Acton
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Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality. – Lord Acton

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Society
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Lord Acton
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People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didnt they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines… There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters. – Bill Gates

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Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk. – William Arthur Ward

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The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. – Nathaniel Branden

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