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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings.
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Blind Intelligent World
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
Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Favors Given May
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
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
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
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
At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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Executrix Judging Liberty Separate
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
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
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
…when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
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Corruption Law Republic
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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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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