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

Baron de Montesquieu

Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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Apathy Democracy Wisdom
The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.
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Machines Passion Ruins
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.
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Atheism Atheist Law
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale.
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Envy Men Praise
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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Gambling Government Three
We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.
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Magic Two Wisdom
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
The culminating point of administration is to know well how much power, great or small, we ought to use in all circumstances.
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Administration Power Use
Virtue in a republic is the love of one’s country, that is the love of equality.
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Country Republic Virtue
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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Favors Talking Wit
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
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
A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight.
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Delight Dull Reading
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
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.
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Law Passion Powerful
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
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
In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
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Government Law Three
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
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
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty

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