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There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.

Baron de Montesquieu

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The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
When a government is arrived to that degree of corruption as to be incapable of reforming itself, it would not lose much by being new moulded.
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Corruption Degrees Government
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.
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Despise Fool Law Men
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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Country Humanity Patriotism
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
When the savages of Louisiana wish to have fruit, they cut the tree at the bottom and gather the fruit. That is exactly a despotic government.
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Cutting Government Tree
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Luxury Republic Tyrants

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