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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.

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Government in its infancy had no regular and permanent form. For want of a sufficient fund of philosophy and experience, men could see no further than...more

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Happy am I, for every time I meditate on governments, I always find new reasons in my inquiries for loving my own country.

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If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.

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What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged ...more

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Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered." (Bk2:8)

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In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for someth...more