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I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.

Baron de Montesquieu

Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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Justice Protection Tyranny
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
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
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
…when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
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Corruption Law Republic
Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Humanity Law Men
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should
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
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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Difficult People Since Thinking
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things. In this sense all beings have their laws: the Deity His laws, the material world its laws, the intelligences superior to man their laws, the beasts their laws, man his laws.
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God Nature Science
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion

I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.

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