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Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?

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An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
[The Pope] will make the king believe that three are only one, that the bread he eats is not bread… and a thousand other things of the same kind.
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Believe Kings Religion
When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Enforcement Law Liberty
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
Men in excess of happiness or misery are equally inclined to severity. Witness conquerors and monks! It is mediocrity alone, and a mixture of prosperous and adverse fortune that inspire us with lenity and pity.
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Inspire Men Mixtures
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Mind Prejudice Superstitions
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
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
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God Religion Thinking
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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Fear Men Silly
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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Democracy Fall Spirit
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat

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