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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power
The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.
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Divorce Given Moments
The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nourishment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health.
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Citizens Men Naked
There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
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Civil War Kingdoms War
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
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Law Liberty Umpires
The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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Citizens Men Society
The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.
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Crime People Progress
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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Executrix Judging Liberty Separate
When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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Law Manners Want
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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Difficult People Since Thinking
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Despotism Honor Political Republic
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
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

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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