In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.
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In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
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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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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.
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The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.
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Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.
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There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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