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Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.

Baron de Montesquieu

To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Favors Given May
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.
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Believe Coffee Witty
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States
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
At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
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
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
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Gratitude Men Ties

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