Peace is a natural effect of trade.

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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

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The less men think, the more they talk.

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Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

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The love of democracy is that of equality.

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Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

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Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

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Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

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The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

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