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There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix

Baron de Montesquieu

Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Humanity Law Men
Men in excess of happiness or misery are equally inclined to severity. Witness conquerors and monks! It is mediocrity alone, and a mixture of prosperous and adverse fortune that inspire us with lenity and pity.
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Inspire Men Mixtures
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
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Aggression Order Two War
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.
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Crime People Progress
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
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Degrees Different Knowing
A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.
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Men Speak Writing
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State

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