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Baron de Montesquieu

A rational army would run away.
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Army Running War
It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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Government Law Thinking
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.
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Divorce Given Moments
Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
One more organ or one less in our body would give us a different intelligence. In fact, all the established laws as to why our body is a certain way would be different if our body were not that way.
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Body Giving Law
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
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
The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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Busy Polite Time
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
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Degrees Different Knowing
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant

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