Charles de Montesquieu

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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Liberty is the right to do what the law permits. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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The less men think, the more they talk. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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