Montesquieu — "To prevent the executive power from being able to oppress, it is requisite that …"

To prevent the executive power from being able to oppress, it is requisite that the armies with which it is entrusted should consist of the people, and have the same spirit as the people.
Montesquieu — Montesquieu Early Modern · Separation of powers

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The Spirit of the Laws, Book XI, Chapter 6: Of the Constitution of England

Date: 1748

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