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The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.

Baron de Montesquieu

Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
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
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
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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Citizens Men Society
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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Firsts Men Ruin
In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.
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Men Politics Republican
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
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
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
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
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
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical

The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.

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