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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.

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.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

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 - born in this century tempered by war disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

Power must be used but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

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

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.