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In a democracy, the opposition is not only tolerated as constitutional, but must be maintained because it is indispensable. Walter Lippmann		Friday Jul 03, 2026
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To rule self and subdue our passions is the more praiseworthy because so few know how to do it. Francesco Guicciardini

Quote Author: Francesco Guicciardini

	Francesco Guicciardini
	(1483-1540) Italian Historian, Dramatist and Statesman

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Experience has always shown, and reason also, that affairs which depend on many seldom succeed. We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose. To rule self and subdue our passions is the more praiseworthy because so few know how to do it.