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

Baron de Montesquieu

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
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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Busy Polite Time
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
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Country Criminals Tests
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
I should like to abolish funerals; the time to mourn a person is at his birth, not his death.
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Art History Philosophy
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
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
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
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Arguing People Religion
When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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Discover Foolishness Wit
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Forgiveness Love Philosophy

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