To form a moderate government, it is necessary to combine the powers, to regulate them, to temper them, to set them in motion; to give, so to speak, a ballast to one, in order to enable it to resist another.
Separation of powers
The Spirit of the Laws, Book V, Chapter 14: Of the Laws in Relation to the Principle of Monarchy
1748
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"In a true state of nature, all men are born equal, but they cannot remain so. Society makes them lose their equality, and they can recover it only by the laws."
Humorous"The principle of monarchy is honor."
Controversial"The Christian religion, which orders men to love one another, no doubt wants the best political laws and the best civil laws for each people."
Controversial"The women are much more powerful in those countries where they are allowed to appear in public."
Controversial"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread."
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