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People Quotes by Baron de Montesquieu
- When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
- Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
- If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always…
- No tyranny is more cruel than the one practised in the shadow of the laws and under color of justice - when, so to speak,…
- People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
- Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
- Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
- To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
- It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
- If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle