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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 deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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Honesty Integrity War
There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
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 republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.
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Men Politics Republican
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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Executrix Judging Liberty Separate
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Commerce Communication People
Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.
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Body Honor Thinking
It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.
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Learning Men Science
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.
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Looks Success Wise
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers

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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