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princes ought to leave affairs of reproach to the management of others, and keep those of grace in their own hands
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Numa's virtue made him so celebrated that he was judged worthy to be king, Lykurgus' made him so great that he did not care to be king.
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Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity. Pride is the burden of a foolish person.
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While the Constitution diffuses power the better to secure liberty, it also contemplates that practice will integrate the dispersed powers into a workable government.
Robert H. Jacksonverified·Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (concurring)·June 2, 1952
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Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices.
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Only it seems to me a grievous error in a ruler to quarrel with all his subjects at once.