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Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.

Baron de Montesquieu

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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
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Cutting Politics Progression Smooth
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
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
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.
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Description Paradise Sensible
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
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
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.
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Machines Passion Ruins
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.
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Law Passion Powerful
I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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Fearless Philosophical Reading
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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