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Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.

Baron de Montesquieu

As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Age Men Passion
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.
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Looks Success Wise
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
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
There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.
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Mathematics Three Triangles
Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
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Cutting Politics Progression Smooth
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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Adventure Empires Greatness
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Mind Prejudice Superstitions
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light 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
There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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Country Men Nothing Worth
There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.
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Animal Compassion Power

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