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There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.

Baron de Montesquieu

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.
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Machines Passion Ruins
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
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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Aunt Believe East
Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.
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Earth Law Political
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
Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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Firsts Men Ruin
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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Favors Talking Wit
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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Liberty Light States
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
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Arguing People Religion

There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.

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