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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

Baron de Montesquieu

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Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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Citizens May Order
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.
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Depth Philosophical Public Speaking
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
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
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Country Freedom Wells
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
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Causes Greater Slowness

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