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In monarchies, policy effects great things with as little virtue as possible.
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Britain is] a nation that may be justly called a republic, disguised under the form of a monarchy.
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It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.
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The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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The culture of lands requires the use of money.
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Vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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The avarice of nations makes them quarrel for the movables of the whole universe.
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The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.
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Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
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The first Greeks were all pirates.
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The compass opened, if I may so express myself, the universe.
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Money is a sign which represents the value of all merchandise.
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Men who have absolutely nothing, such as beggars, have many children.
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A man is not poor because he has nothing, but because he does not work.
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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Very good laws may be ill timed.
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