I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
Baron De MontesquieuRead
Power should be a check on power.
Interpretation
The idea that power must be regulated by other powers to prevent abuse.
Baron De Montesquieu's quote emphasizes the necessity of a system of checks and balances in governance. It suggests that no single entity should hold absolute power, as doing so could lead to tyranny and oppression. Instead, power should be distributed and regulated to maintain freedom and justice in society.
In practice
In a political debate discussing the importance of democratic systems.
I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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When you're Black in the United States, you grudgingly grow accustomed to having people deny that your existence is integral to everything that makes this country what it is.
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Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing.
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