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The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. ↗

— Voltaire

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In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears. ↗

— Paul Harris

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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

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A man who dreads trials and difficulties cannot become a revolutionary. If he is to become a revolutionary with an indomitable fighting spirit, he must be tempered in the arduous struggle from his youth. As the saying goes, early training means more than late earning. ↗

— Kim Jong Il

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Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. ↗

— William E. Gladstone

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The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. ↗

— David Letterman

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. ↗

— George Orwell

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There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try, to be tempered. ↗

— Lara St. John

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There was a Republican majority of the Senate, and it tempered the nature of the nominations being made. ↗

— Spencer Abraham

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As the war on terrorism spreads and prolongs, the fruits of ending the threat of terrorism around the world will be tempered with a whole new series of problems to be addressed and resolved. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

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