Montesquieu — "The legislator should follow the spirit of the nation."
The legislator should follow the spirit of the nation.
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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread."
"It is impossible for us to suppose that these are men; because if we should suppose them to be men, one would begin to believe that we ourselves are not Christians."
"Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to a master such a power over his slave as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune."
"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."
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