There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
Charles de Montesquieu
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.
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The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nourishment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health.
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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.
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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.
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A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death.
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman.. Because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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