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Quotation #41609 from Classic Quotes:

In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws.
Charles de Montesquieu, The Spirit of Laws, 1748
French lawyer & philosopher (1689 - 1755)  

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