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Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.

Baron de Montesquieu

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
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
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.
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Giving Men Slavery
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Abuse Peace Tendencies
Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.
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Facts Simplicity Writing
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Confidence Hands Mediocrity
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
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
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
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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Firsts Men Ruin
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should

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