Charles de Montesquieu

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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What orators lack in depth they make up for in length. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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