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Virtue has needs of limits.

Baron de Montesquieu

I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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Gambling Government Three
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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Given Philosophical Talent
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Mind Prejudice Superstitions
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
The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.
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Divorce Given Moments
A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight.
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Delight Dull Reading
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.
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Enough Reason Sophisticated
I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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Fearless Philosophical Reading
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Certain Foolishness Kind
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States

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