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The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.

Baron de Montesquieu

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
Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Confidence Hands Mediocrity
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
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
Ever since the invention of gunpowder.. I continually tremble lest men should, in the end, uncover some secret which would provide a short way of abolishing mankind, of annihilating peoples and nations in their entirety.
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Gunpowder Men Secret
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Comeback Insult Sexuality
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time
Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Humanity Law Men
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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Honesty Integrity War
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale.
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Envy Men Praise
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs

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