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Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

Baron de Montesquieu

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We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.
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Differences Independence Law
As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Despotism Honor Political Republic
There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.
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Example Law Morality
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.
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Despise Fool Law Men
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.
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Punishment Remedy Sick
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful
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
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
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 less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Philosophical Thinking
There is hardly any grief that an hour’s reading will not dissipate.
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Grief Hours Reading

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