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It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.

Baron de Montesquieu

Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.
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Despise Fool Law Men
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Confidence Hands Mediocrity
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
I acknowledge that history is full of religious wars: but we must distinguish; it is not the multiplicity of religions which has produced these wars; it was the intolerating spirit which animated that one which thought she had the power of governing.
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Religious Spirit War
Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Certain Foolishness Kind
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale.
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Envy Men Praise
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.
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Animal Compassion Power
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
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 the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Enforcement Law Liberty
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence

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