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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Certain Foolishness Kind
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance… the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.
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Religion Religious War
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
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.
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Institutions Shapes States
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Forgiveness Love Philosophy
We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.
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Differences Independence Law
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
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Another Doors Fortune Window
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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Believe Miracle Vanity
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
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Government Law Republic
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
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
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue

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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