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Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

Baron de Montesquieu

There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
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
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People
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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Equality Men War
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.
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Magic Two Wisdom
[The Pope] will make the king believe that three are only one, that the bread he eats is not bread… and a thousand other things of the same kind.
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Believe Kings Religion
The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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Law Mankind Wickedness
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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Law Name Tyrant
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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Catching Running Succeed

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