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Man is a social animal formed to please in society.

Baron de Montesquieu

Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
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
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
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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Abuse Authority Men
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.
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Democracy Fall Spirit
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
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
In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
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Government Law Three
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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Justice Protection Tyranny
A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.
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Feels Intelligent Men

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