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As 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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The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Growth Luxury Men
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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Apathy Democracy Wisdom
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.
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Facts Simplicity Writing
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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Law Manners Want
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
One more organ or one less in our body would give us a different intelligence. In fact, all the established laws as to why our body is a certain way would be different if our body were not that way.
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Body Giving Law
At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
There is hardly any grief that an hour’s reading will not dissipate.
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Grief Hours Reading
There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.
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Animal Compassion Power
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
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Civil War Kingdoms War
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing

As 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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