The less men think, the more they talk.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUIn every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance… the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.
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The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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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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There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.
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As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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