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There Are All Kinds Of Devices Invented For The Protection And Preservation Of Countries: Defensive Barriers, Forts, Trenches, And The Like... But Prudent Minds Have As A Natural Gift One Safeguard Which Is The Common Possession Of All, And This Applies Especially To The Dealings Of Democracies. What Is This Safeguard? Skepticism. This You Must Preserve. This You Must Retain. If You Can Keep This, You Need Fear No Harm.

Whatever Shall Be To The Advantage Of All, May That Prevail!

Do You Remember That In Classical Times When Cicero Had Finished Speaking, The People Said, "how Well He Spoke" But When Demosthenes Had Finished Speaking, They Said, "let Us March.

The Man Who Is In The Highest State Of Prosperity, And Who Thinks His Fortune Is Most Secure, Knows Not If It Will Remain Unchanged Till The Evening.

A Man Is His Own Easiest Dupe, For What He Wishes To Be True He Generally Believes To Be True.