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In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.

Baron de Montesquieu

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We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.
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Education School Two
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.
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It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing
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
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
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
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
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Anger Men Society
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success

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