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Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.

Baron de Montesquieu

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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Abuse Authority Men
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
I acknowledge that history is full of religious wars: but we must distinguish; it is not the multiplicity of religions which has produced these wars; it was the intolerating spirit which animated that one which thought she had the power of governing.
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Religious Spirit War
I should like to abolish funerals; the time to mourn a person is at his birth, not his death.
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Art History Philosophy
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
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.
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Believe Coffee Witty
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.
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Law Relation
We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.
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Education School Two
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
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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Despotism Honor Political Republic
Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Favors Given May

Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.

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