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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 tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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Apathy Democracy Wisdom
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
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Civil War Kingdoms War
…when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
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Corruption 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
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.
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Description Paradise Sensible
The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.
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Divorce Given Moments
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy.
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Body Diversity Movement
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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Men Politics Republican
Those who have few affairs to attend to are great speakers. The less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Talking Thinking

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