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The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.

Baron de Montesquieu

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A rational army would run away.
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Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.
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Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Power should be a check on power.
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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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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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Law should be like death, which spares no one.
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In the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.
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It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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