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That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.

Baron de Montesquieu

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.
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Bankers Country Jobs
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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Country Humanity Patriotism
When a government is arrived to that degree of corruption as to be incapable of reforming itself, it would not lose much by being new moulded.
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Corruption Degrees Government
I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.
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Description Paradise Sensible
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
Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty.
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Country Fertility Liberty
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Mind Prejudice Superstitions
Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.
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Disposition Prejudice Reason
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
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Country Criminals Tests
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
The less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Philosophical Thinking
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
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God Religion Thinking

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