Quote by Montesquieu

"Virtue is not found in the great and powerful, but in the ordinary actions of common people."

Montesquieu
Philosopher Writer French 1689–1755

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"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
"There is no crueller tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and order."
"The corrupt part of mankind are masters, and the good part slaves."
"Liberty is the right to do everything which the laws permit."

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