There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUAlthough 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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The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
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Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.
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…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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Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.
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There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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