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Baron de Montesquieu

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
This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.
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Punishment Remedy Sick
The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.
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Business Certain Motion Quick Slow
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.
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Giving Men Slavery
The less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Philosophical Thinking
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
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
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Forgiveness Love Philosophy
There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.
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Mathematics Three Triangles
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
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Government Law Republic
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
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

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