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It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
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Causes Greater Slowness
When the savages of Louisiana wish to have fruit, they cut the tree at the bottom and gather the fruit. That is exactly a despotic government.
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Cutting Government Tree
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale.
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Envy Men Praise
Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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Citizens May Order
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
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
Study has been for me the sovereign remedy against all the disappointments of life. I have never known any trouble that an hour’s reading would not dissipate.
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Disappointment Reading Sovereign
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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Law Name Tyrant
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.
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Government Long Luxury
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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Hate Running Thinking
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
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion

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