Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.

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Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.

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Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.

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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

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Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.

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The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

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The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.

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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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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.

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The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation.

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