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An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

Baron de Montesquieu

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.
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Feels Intelligent Men
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.
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Equality Men War
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
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
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Arguing People Religion
There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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Country Men Nothing Worth
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
The pagan religion, which prohibited only some of the grosser crimes, and which stopped the hand but meddled not with the heart, might have crimes that were inexplicable.
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Hands Heart might
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
…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
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.
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Government Long Luxury
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership

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