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The art of governing mankind by deceiving them.

— Benjamin Disraeli

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  1. Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
  2. The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
  3. Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
  4. The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
  5. Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
  6. They that touch pitch will be defiled.
  7. Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and…
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  • politics
  • power
  • governance
  • deception

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