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Sallust

"In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery."

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"In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery."

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"A politician . . . one that would circumvent God."

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"On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship."

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"You can become a politician and improve the institutions of power in your country."

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"The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President."

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"The habit of using ardent spirits by men in office has occasioned more injury to the public and more trouble to me than all other causes. Were I to commence my administration again the first question I would ask respecting a candidate for office would be Does he use ardent spirits?"

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"No political body is sacred, sustainable or under protection, which allows the exploitation of its weakest citizens."

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"Earthquake means destruction; dictator means destruction! In the case of earthquake, you need a strong building; in the case of dictator, you need an educated rational mind, because an irrational ignorant mind always serves the dictator!"

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"Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little."

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"National transformation is also attainable through the simple principle of Truth and Honesty."

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"Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right."

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