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An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

Baron de Montesquieu

An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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Execution Law Philosophical
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
The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.
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Powerful Sick
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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Fear Men Silly
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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Abuse Men Power
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
Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.
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Atheism Atheist Law
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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Law Name Tyrant
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
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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Age Birthday People
…when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
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Corruption Law Republic

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