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If you let them lay the calf on your back it will not be long before they chip on the cow.
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Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your throat. A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray. A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned. Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. The great can protect themselves, but the poor and humble require the arm and shield of the law. We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.