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.
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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.Charles de Montesquieu
We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.
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Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
Charles de Montesquieu
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
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
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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