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Baron de Montesquieu

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
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Abuse Peace Tendencies
If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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Catching Running Succeed
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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Different States War
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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Given Philosophical Talent
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.
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Institutions Shapes States
Men in excess of happiness or misery are equally inclined to severity. Witness conquerors and monks! It is mediocrity alone, and a mixture of prosperous and adverse fortune that inspire us with lenity and pity.
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Inspire Men Mixtures
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing
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
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty

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