The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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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Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.
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In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
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When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.
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What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
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Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.
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Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.
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Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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