Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
I am more , more convinced that man is a dangerous creature , that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, , like the grave, cries, ‘Give, give.’
Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.
If particular care , attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, , will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
Do not put such unlimited power into the h , s of husb , s. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action , for bustle too, I believe.
Wisdom , penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement , leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
We have too many high-sounding words, , too few actions that correspond with them.
Well, knowledge is a fine thing, , mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
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