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

Baron de Montesquieu

I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Book Suffering Writing
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Equality Men War
Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.
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Democracy Fall Spirit
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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Given Philosophical Talent
They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings.
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Blind Intelligent World
Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.
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Facts Simplicity Writing
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
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
Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
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God Religion Thinking
The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Growth Luxury Men
There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
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Civil War Kingdoms War
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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Government Law Thinking
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic

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