A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThere are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
More Baron de Montesquieu Quotes
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Virtue has needs of limits.
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Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.
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The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.
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Power ought to serve as a check to power.
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An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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