There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUSolemnity is the shield of idiots
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A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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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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In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy.
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If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Law should be like death, which spares no one.
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The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Europe is a state with several provinces
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