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Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).

Baron de Montesquieu

I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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Fearless Philosophical Reading
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Comeback Insult Sexuality
Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.
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Democracy Fall Spirit
Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.
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Earth Law Political
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
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Contract Expectation Friendship
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
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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Difficult People Since Thinking
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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Enjoy Government Liberty
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
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Country Criminals Tests

Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).

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