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The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.

Baron de Montesquieu

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What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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Fear Men Silly
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.
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Institutions Shapes States
When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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Discover Foolishness Wit
The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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Busy Polite Time
Law should be like death, which spares no one.
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Law Spare
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
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Country Freedom Wells
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
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
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity
Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue

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