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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Forgiveness Love Philosophy
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Enforcement Law Liberty
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
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
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
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
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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Despise Fool Law Men

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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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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