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Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody

Baron de Montesquieu

In the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.
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Character Giving Leadership
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
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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Firsts Men Ruin
Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Confidence Hands Mediocrity
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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Execution Law Philosophical
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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Deed Majority Men
The culminating point of administration is to know well how much power, great or small, we ought to use in all circumstances.
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Administration Power Use
Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
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Men People Teamwork
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.
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Machines Passion Ruins
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People

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