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Man is a social animal formed to please in society.

Baron de Montesquieu

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
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Cutting Politics Progression Smooth
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.
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Earth Law Political
A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.
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Men Speak Writing
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
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
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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Adventure Empires Greatness
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.
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Facts Simplicity Writing
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.
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Brain Guarantees Humans
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.
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Law Real War
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
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

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