So confident am I in the intentions as well as wisdom of the government that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done either cannot or ought not to be done.

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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness the general mind must be strengthened by educat

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than tha

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law, than that he should escape.

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