If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUAs men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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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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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.
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Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.
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You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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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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Virtue in a republic is the love of one’s country, that is the love of equality.
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Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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