Montesquieu — "To be truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them."

"When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate s…"

"The less we think, the more we believe."

"The spirit of moderation should be the spirit of the legislator."

"Again, there is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers. Were it joined with the legislative, the life and liberty of the subject would be expose…"

"The custom of exposing children was very frequent among the Greeks, because they had no families."