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Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

Baron de Montesquieu

A rational army would run away.
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Army Running War
In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy.
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Body Diversity Movement
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
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
I should like to abolish funerals; the time to mourn a person is at his birth, not his death.
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Art History Philosophy
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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Fear Men Silly
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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Catching Running Succeed
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
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
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
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
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish

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