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If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident

Baron de Montesquieu

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A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.
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Feels Intelligent Men
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
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Contract Expectation Friendship
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
Power should be a check on power.
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Checks Evil Good
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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Citizens Men Society
Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
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Anger Men Society
I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.
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Enough Reason Sophisticated

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