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Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.

Baron de Montesquieu

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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Believe Miracle Vanity
When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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Discover Foolishness Wit
At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
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Gratitude Men Ties
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
Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.
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Body Honor Thinking
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.
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Giving Men Slavery
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
The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.
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Crime People Progress
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
…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
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake

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