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Algernon Sidney. 1622-1683

Manus haec inimica tyrannis

Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem.[264:1]

From the Life and Memoirs of Algernon Sidney.

Liars ought to have good memories.[264:2]

Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xv.

Men lived like fishes; the great ones devoured the small.[264:3]

Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xviii.

God helps those who help themselves.[265:1]

Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xxiii.

It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.[265:2]

Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xxiii.