The greatest part of mankind are more capable of a long and tedious application, than of an intense and vigorous exertion.
Separation of powers
The Spirit of the Laws, Book IV, Chapter 8: In what manner the Laws ought to relate to the Principle of Government
1748
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"Slavery is not good by its nature; it is useful neither to the master nor to the slave."
Controversial"When an army is once formed, it is always to be feared."
Shocking"The people who have no kings are often more free than those who have."
Controversial"If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it is large, it is ruined by an internal imperfection."
Controversial"Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit."
Shocking