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It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.

Baron de Montesquieu

Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power
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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Abuse Authority Men
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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Honesty Integrity War
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.
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Law Real War
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
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things. In this sense all beings have their laws: the Deity His laws, the material world its laws, the intelligences superior to man their laws, the beasts their laws, man his laws.
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God Nature Science

It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.

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