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John Philpot Curran
July 24, 1750 - October 14, 1817
Nationality: Irish
Category: Public Servant

Evil prospers when good men do nothing.

   

Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot.

   

It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.

   

His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin.

   

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

   

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

   

In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.

   

My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night.

   

When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.

   

I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.

   

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