In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUIn a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUStudy has been for me the sovereign remedy against all the disappointments of life. I have never known any trouble that an hour’s reading would not dissipate.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThe mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThe public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUWhat unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUI have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUI have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUWhen a government is arrived to that degree of corruption as to be incapable of reforming itself, it would not lose much by being new moulded.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUAs virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUWhat cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEULaws undertake to punish only overt acts.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUFriendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUAn author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUIf you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUKnowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUThe English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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