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There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix

Baron de Montesquieu

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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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Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Law should be like death, which spares no one.
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There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines they feel.
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