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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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Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.
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Earth Law Political
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
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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Believe Coffee Witty
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
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
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight.
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Delight Dull Reading
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
The less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Philosophical Thinking
In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.
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Men Politics Republican
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political

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