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
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- Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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