It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThere have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
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It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.
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In the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.
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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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A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight.
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Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.
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The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.
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