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?

Jean Anouilh quotes

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
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Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.
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Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that it's enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it.
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The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.
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An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.
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Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.
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Every man thinks god is on his side.
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Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.
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God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies.
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Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
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It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.
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Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy, is life.
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Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.
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Nothing is irreparable in politics.
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