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As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.

Baron de Montesquieu

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical
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
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
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful
A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.
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Feels Intelligent Men
There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.
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Mathematics Three Triangles
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.
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Ambition Community Mind
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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Different States War
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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Fear Men Silly
The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.
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Believe Miracle Vanity
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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Giving Law Made
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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Apathy Democracy Wisdom

As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.

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