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Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.

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The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Growth Luxury Men
A rational army would run away.
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Army Running War
The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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Execution Law Philosophical
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
I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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Fearless Philosophical Reading
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.
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Example Law Morality
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
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
Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
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Contract Expectation Friendship
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
I shall be obliged to wander to the right and to the left, that I may investigate and discover the truth.
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May Obliged Wander

Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.

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Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.

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