When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThe less men think, the more they talk.
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As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.
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When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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