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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
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For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.


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Most people don't understand the Electoral College; they don't know why it exists.


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I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it.


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The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.


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Why there is one body in our System qualified to give light and heat to all the rest, I know no reason but because the Author of the System thought it convenient; and why there is but one body of this kind, I know no reason, but because one was sufficient to warm and enlighten all the rest.
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People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.
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