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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.


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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.



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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.



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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.



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