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Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.

Baron de Montesquieu

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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
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Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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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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