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    It is doubtful if the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power- power to oppress others. The oppressed want above all to imitate their oppressors; they want to retaliate.

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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

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It can not even be said that the State has ever shown any disposition to suppress crime, but only to read more

It can not even be said that the State has ever shown any disposition to suppress crime, but only to safeguard its own monopoly of crime.

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Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.

Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.

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It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which read more

It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.

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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

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The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own.

The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own.

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Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

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Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.

Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.

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Well, I'm not a crook.

Well, I'm not a crook.

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