Vanity and pride of
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous. Baron de Montesquieu
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Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous. Baron de Montesquieu
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires. Baron de Montesquieu
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established. Baron de Montesquieu
A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well. Baron de Montesquieu
A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight. Baron de Montesquieu
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels. Baron de Montesquieu
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes. Baron de Montesquieu
In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law. Baron de Montesquieu
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides. Baron de Montesquieu
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty. Baron de Montesquieu