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Peace is a natural effect of trade.

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Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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Executrix Judging Liberty Separate
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
In the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.
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Character Giving Leadership
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
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Law Liberty Umpires
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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Equality Law Men
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
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
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
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity

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