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A rational army would run away.

Baron de Montesquieu

The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.
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Law Real War
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
When the savages of Louisiana wish to have fruit, they cut the tree at the bottom and gather the fruit. That is exactly a despotic government.
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Cutting Government Tree
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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Religion Religious War
The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.
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Believe Miracle Vanity
With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.
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Enough Kind Moral
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.
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Enough Reason Sophisticated
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.
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Law Relation
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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Given Philosophical Talent
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Comeback Insult Sexuality
Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
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Men People Teamwork
Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.
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Despise Fool Law Men
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.
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Depth Philosophical Public Speaking
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful

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