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Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.

Baron de Montesquieu

Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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Citizens May Order
In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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Equality Law Men
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
Ever since the invention of gunpowder.. I continually tremble lest men should, in the end, uncover some secret which would provide a short way of abolishing mankind, of annihilating peoples and nations in their entirety.
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Gunpowder Men Secret
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.
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Library Men Reading
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
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Aggression Order Two War
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very

Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.

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