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philosopher, Quotes for Now, statesman
“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.”
“The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.‘
In Memory: “Every time something bad happens to me, I don’t ask the question, ‘Why did it happen to me?’ The question I ask is, ‘Why did it happen for me?'”
philosopher, Quotes for Now, statesman
“If ye love wealth better than liberty… May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”
philosopher, Quotes for Now, statesman
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”
“Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine…”
Art of Quotation 
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