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The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.

Baron de Montesquieu

Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
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Causes Greater Slowness
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.
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Magic Two Wisdom
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
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Country Criminals Tests
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
Virtue in a republic is the love of one’s country, that is the love of equality.
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Country Republic Virtue
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
One more organ or one less in our body would give us a different intelligence. In fact, all the established laws as to why our body is a certain way would be different if our body were not that way.
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Body Giving Law
The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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Execution Law Philosophical
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
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
…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
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
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous

The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.

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