It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.
A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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