Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

Aristotle quotes

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
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We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
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A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.
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As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart sustaineth him; and the steadiness of his mind beareth him out.
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Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
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The secret to humor is surprise.
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All men by nature desire to know.
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All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.
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A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
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