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In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.

Baron de Montesquieu

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
Men in excess of happiness or misery are equally inclined to severity. Witness conquerors and monks! It is mediocrity alone, and a mixture of prosperous and adverse fortune that inspire us with lenity and pity.
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Inspire Men Mixtures
There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
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Another Doors Fortune Window
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 history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
I acknowledge that history is full of religious wars: but we must distinguish; it is not the multiplicity of religions which has produced these wars; it was the intolerating spirit which animated that one which thought she had the power of governing.
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Religious Spirit War
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
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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Fear Men Silly
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.
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Law Relation
I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.
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Hate Running Thinking
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time

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