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In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.

Baron de Montesquieu

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If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Certain Foolishness Kind
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.
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Ambition Community Mind
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
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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Adventure Empires Greatness
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
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God Religion Thinking
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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Catching Running Succeed

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