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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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At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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Country Humanity Patriotism
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
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Aggression Order Two War
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
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
With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.
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Enough Kind Moral
We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.
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Education School Two
The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Growth Luxury Men
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
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
Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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Different States War

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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