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The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.

Baron de Montesquieu

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 ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.
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Magic Two Wisdom
Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
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Anger Men Society
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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Executrix Judging Liberty Separate
Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.
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Earth Law Political
Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
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Cutting Politics Progression Smooth
Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Humanity Law Men
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Abuse Peace Tendencies
In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
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Government Law Republic
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Confidence Hands Mediocrity
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical

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