The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.

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The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.

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There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
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Aggression Order Two
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.

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Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

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It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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Empires
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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Gambling Three
It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.

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It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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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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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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Slavery
The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.
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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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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
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Threat
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.

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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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Favors Talking
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.

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In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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States
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.

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The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Perfect
When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.

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When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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Foolishness
When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.

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When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Enforcement
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

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Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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