It is not the young people that degenerate; they are only open to the impressions of others; it is the old people that are corrupt, and have corrupted them.
Separation of powers
The Spirit of the Laws, Book IV, Chapter 7: Difference of the Laws of Education in a Republic and in a Monarchy
1748
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"Power should be a check to power."
Humorous"The severity of punishments is more dangerous to liberty than the state of nature itself."
Shocking"I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not assuage."
Humorous"The people who have no kings are often more free than those who have."
Controversial"The history of almost all nations shows that if they have lost their liberty, it has been by the fault of the people, not the prince."
Humorous