Quotes by Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws

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Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found only in moderate g — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found only in moderate g — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws