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The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.

Baron de Montesquieu

The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.
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Nature Proportion Rewards
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.
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Institutions Shapes States
We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.
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Differences Independence Law
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
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
The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage.
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Christian Liberty Stranger
Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.
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Disposition Prejudice Reason
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
I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.
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Description Paradise Sensible
Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion

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