If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides. Charles de Montesquieu
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Charles de Montesquieu
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits. Charles de Montesquieu
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war. Charles de Montesquieu
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. Charles de Montesquieu
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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
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.