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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

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The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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Citizens May Order
The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.
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Business Certain Motion Quick Slow
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.
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Disposition Prejudice Reason
Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.
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Body Honor Thinking
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
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Causes Greater Slowness
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
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Country Freedom Wells

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