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There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.

Baron de Montesquieu

Virtue in a republic is the love of one’s country, that is the love of equality.
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Country Republic Virtue
Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.
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Earth Law Political
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.
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Law Real War
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.
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Example Law Morality
As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Despotism Honor Political Republic
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant
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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Magic Two Wisdom
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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Apathy Democracy Wisdom

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