Quote #35

A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.

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  1. A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.
  2. A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.
  3. A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
  4. A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination.
  5. Greatness is nothing unless it be lasting.
  6. A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.
  7. Many a one commits a reprehensible action, who is at bottom an honourable man, because man seldom acts upon natural impulse, but from some …
  8. What then is, generally speaking, the truth of history ? A fable agreed upon.

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