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1
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To speak now of the true temper of empire, |
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10.0
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2
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it is a thing rare and hard to keep, |
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10.0
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3
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for both temper and distemper consist of contraries; |
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10.0
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4
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but it is one thing to mingle contraries, another to interchange them. |
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9.5
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5
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And certain it is, that nothing destroyeth authority |
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9.5
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6
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so much as the unequal and untimely |
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10.0
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7
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interchange of power pressed too far and relaxed too much. |
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9.5
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8
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The difficulties are many and great; |
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10.0
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9
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but the greatest difficulty is often in their own mind. |
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9.0
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10
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A war cannot justly be made |
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10.0
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11
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but upon a precedent injury or provocation; |
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9.5
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12
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for there is no question but a just fear |
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9.0
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13
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of an imminent danger. |
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9.5
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