Every man who possesses power is impelled to abuse it.
-- Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu
-- Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu
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- A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century. -- Baron de Montesquieu
- Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
-- Charles-Louis Secondat Baron de Montesquieu... - Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with
the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or
one of the people.
-- Jean de la Fontaine... - All history shows that every man who has authority is led to abuse i
he does not stop until he comes up against limitations.... - Je plie et ne romrs pas. (I bend and do not break.) -- Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695)
- An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with,
insists on boring future generations.
-- Charles de Montesquieu... - A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom satisfied with
others.
-- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld... - La majesteuse égalité des lois, qui interdit au riche comme au pauvre de coucher sous les ponts, de mendier dans les rues et de voler du pain.
- Knowledge is power.--Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.
-- Francis Bacon (1561-1626) -- Meditationes Sacrae, De Haeresibu...

