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Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.

Baron de Montesquieu

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Philosophical Success Time
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
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance… the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.
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Religion Religious War
Power should be a check on power.
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Checks Evil Good
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
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.
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Institutions Shapes States
The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage.
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Christian Liberty Stranger
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
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
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
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
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
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
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom

Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.

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