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

Baron de Montesquieu

When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.
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Government Long Luxury
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
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
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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Justice Protection Tyranny
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time
Power ought to serve as a check to power.
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Checks Ought Power
The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.
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Divorce Given Moments
I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.
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Enough Reason Sophisticated
The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.
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Crime People Progress
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Comeback Insult Sexuality
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Growth Luxury Men
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
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Law Liberty Umpires
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership

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