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Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
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A theory must be tempered with reality.
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A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.
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France was a long despotism tempered by epigrams.
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I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense...
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It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.
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Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans... tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage.
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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.
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People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled - secure from violent passions or temptations to evil - those who have never needed to struggle all night with the Angel to emerge lame but victorious at dawn, never become great saints.
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
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The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong.
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The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.
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