It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, … - Francis Bacon

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WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA TODAY IS A VIGOROUS RETURN TO THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS AND A MOST VIGOROUS DEFENSE AGAINST THE MINION OF GODLESSNESS AND ATHEISM.

Francis Bacon

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.

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