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Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.

Baron de Montesquieu

Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
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Men People Teamwork
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Humanity Law Men
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.
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Law Passion Powerful
…when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
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Corruption Law Republic
There is hardly any grief that an hour’s reading will not dissipate.
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Grief Hours Reading
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.
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Happiness Laughter Men
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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Country Humanity Patriotism
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People

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