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To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.


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The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.



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We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.



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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.



Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.



In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.



A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.



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For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.



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Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.



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Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.





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