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If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.

Baron de Montesquieu

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As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
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Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.
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Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
A rational army would run away.
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An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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