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

De l'Esprit des Lois - 1748 - The Spirit of the Laws - XXV, Ch. 2.


Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

De l'Esprit des Lois - 1748 - The Spirit of the Laws - XXIX, Ch. 16.


Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans.

De l'Esprit des Lois - 1748 - The Spirit of the Laws - XV Ch. 5.