As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
Baron de MontesquieuNature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.
Baron de MontesquieuThe prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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