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At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.

Baron de Montesquieu

Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
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.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Men Speak Writing
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Justice Protection Tyranny
There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
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Country Criminals Tests
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things. In this sense all beings have their laws: the Deity His laws, the material world its laws, the intelligences superior to man their laws, the beasts their laws, man his laws.
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God Nature Science
I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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Fearless Philosophical Reading
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Law Philosophical Spirit
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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Country Men Nothing Worth
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Courage Law Morality

At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.

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