“The king must die so that the country can live.”
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The king must die so that the country can live.
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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.
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The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.
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To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.
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