Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct … - William Cowper

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The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal.

William Cowper

Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign.

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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.

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Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow.

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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.

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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.

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