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Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

Baron de Montesquieu

The pagan religion, which prohibited only some of the grosser crimes, and which stopped the hand but meddled not with the heart, might have crimes that were inexplicable.
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Hands Heart might
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.
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Arguing People Religion
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
A rational army would run away.
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Army Running War
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful
I shall be obliged to wander to the right and to the left, that I may investigate and discover the truth.
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May Obliged Wander
This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.
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Punishment Remedy Sick
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.
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Animal Compassion Power
As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Despotism Honor Political Republic

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

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