“If Men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and the next place, oblige it to control itself.”
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“It's the Only Thing To Do," he said, obviously speaking in capital letters.”
― Three Act Tragedy
― Three Act Tragedy
“Man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it. No Christ in your sermon, sir? Then go home, and never preach again until you have something worth preaching.”
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“Any one of these partners would have disinherited his son on the question of rebuilding Tellson's. In this respect the House was much on a par with the Country; which did very often disinherit its sons for suggesting improvements in laws and customs that had long been highly objectionable, but were only the more respectable.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
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