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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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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.
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Ambition Community Mind
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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Gambling Government Three
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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Justice Protection Tyranny
When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.
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Brain Guarantees Humans
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
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
Study has been for me the sovereign remedy against all the disappointments of life. I have never known any trouble that an hour’s reading would not dissipate.
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Disappointment Reading Sovereign
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very

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