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Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Absurd Act Arbitrary Atheists Could Creation Creator Govern Laws Might Rules Say Seems Since Them Those Thus Which Without World Would

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

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Topics: Being Bodies Governed Laws Like Man Other Physical

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Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Arises Begins Between Different Each Feel Nations Particular Society State Strength War Whence

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As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Ceases Equality He His Loses Man Sense Society Soon State Then War Weakness

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The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Another Different Founded Good Injury Interests Law Little Nations Naturally Ought Peace Possible Principle Real Time War Without

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

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Topics: Conquest Object Preservation Victory War

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Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Applied Cases Civil Each Earth General Governs Human Inhabitants Law Laws Nation Only Ought Particular Political Reason Which

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

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Despotic Government Republican Species Three

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When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Body Democracy People Possessed Power Supreme

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 18th, 1689

Died: February 10th, 1755

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