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There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.

Baron de Montesquieu

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.
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Law Real War
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
The culminating point of administration is to know well how much power, great or small, we ought to use in all circumstances.
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Administration Power Use
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
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.
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Giving Men Slavery
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
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
Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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Different States War
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
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God Religion Thinking
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
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Arguing People Religion

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