More from Charles de Montesquieu

  1. You have to study a great deal to know a little.
  2. Power ought to serve as a check to power.
  3. If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and onl…
  4. There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
  5. J'ai toujours vu que, pour reussir dans le monde, il fallait avoir l'air fou et etre sage.
  6. Le succes de la plupart des choses depend de savoir combien il faut de temps pour reussir.
  7. La raillerie est un discours en faveur de son esprit contre son bon naturel.
  8. Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

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