There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThere have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.
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I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.
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An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty.
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The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.
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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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