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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. – John Adams

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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot

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There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either. – Samuel Johnson

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It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. – John Locke

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When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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In the general course of human nature, A power over a mans subsistence amounts to a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton

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