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When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.

Baron de Montesquieu

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Luxury Perfect Republic
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Certain Foolishness Kind
Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Humanity Law Men
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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Honesty Integrity War
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
As 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.
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Despotism Honor Political Republic
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People
A rational army would run away.
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Army Running War
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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Abuse Authority Men
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Enforcement Law Liberty
In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
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Government Law Republic
Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
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Men People Teamwork
Law should be like death, which spares no one.
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Law Spare

When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.

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