In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? — Quoted

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“In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?”

Saint Augustine · Government

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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

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It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men as angels.

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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.

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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.

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