The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.
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Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.
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The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
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The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
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Suicide is not a remedy.
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Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis.
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