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Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.

Baron de Montesquieu

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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Government Law Thinking
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
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
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States
There is still another inconvenieney in conquests made by democracies; their government is ever odious to the conquered states. It is apparently monarchical, but in reality it is more oppressive than monarchy, as the experience of all ages and countries evinces.
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Country Government Reality
Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.
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Nature Proportion Rewards
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Comeback Insult Sexuality
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.
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Bankers Country Jobs
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
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Power should be a check on power.
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Checks Evil Good
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
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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Given Philosophical Talent

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