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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy.
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There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines they feel.
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There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.
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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.
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When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country, that is the love of equality.
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Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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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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Vanity and pride of nations vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.
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It is not the young people that degenerate they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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A rational army would run away.
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There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
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