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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

Baron de Montesquieu

An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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Difficult People Since Thinking
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
Power should be a check on power.
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Checks Evil Good
The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage.
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Christian Liberty Stranger
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
A rational army would run away.
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Army Running War
Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
There is hardly any grief that an hour’s reading will not dissipate.
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Grief Hours Reading
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
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
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War

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