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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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Equality Law Men
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Age Men Passion
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
I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.
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Enough Reason Sophisticated
This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.
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Punishment Remedy Sick
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
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
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.
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Giving Men Slavery
When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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Law Manners Want
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People

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