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And all these
are wrought by hand and entail expense. But there is one common bulwark which
the instinct of sensible men possesses within itself, a good and safe one for
all, but invaluable for democracies against tyrants. And what is that bulwark?
It is mistrust. Guard that; hold fast to that. If you preserve it, no harm can
touch you.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930.
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