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Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.

Baron de Montesquieu

The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Mind Prejudice Superstitions
The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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Busy Polite Time
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
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
Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.
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Library Men Reading
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
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
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People
For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.
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Bankers Country Jobs
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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Honesty Integrity War
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
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Law Liberty Umpires

Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.

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Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.

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