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The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.

Baron de Montesquieu

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Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.
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There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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The less men think, the more they talk.
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Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
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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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The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.
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