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There may be a hundred thousand men in an army, who are all equally free; but they only are naturally most fit to be commanders or leaders, who most excel in the virtues required for the right performance of those offices.

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A general presumption that Icings will govern well, is not a sufficient security to the People... those who subjected themselves to the will of a man were governed by a beast.

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All the nations they had to deal with, had the same fate.

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Everyone sees they cannot well live asunder, nor many together, without some rule to which all must submit.

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God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government; and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it.

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Laws and constitutions ought to be weighed... to constitute that which is most conducing to the establishment of justice and liberty.

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