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The happy and the powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.
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Unable to perceive a single chance of regaining their equality, they give up to despair, and allow themselves to fall below the dignity of human nature.
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There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored.