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It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power


John Adams

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AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
SENECA That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER)

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