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Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.

Baron de Montesquieu

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
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings.
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Blind Intelligent World
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
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Men People Teamwork
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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Law Name Tyrant
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
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
When the savages of Louisiana wish to have fruit, they cut the tree at the bottom and gather the fruit. That is exactly a despotic government.
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Cutting Government Tree
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Age Men Passion

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