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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Baron de Montesquieu

An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
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Government Law Republic
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
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
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.
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Law Relation
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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Country Men Nothing Worth
Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.
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Nature Proportion Rewards
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
…when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
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Corruption Law Republic
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
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People

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