There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. — Charles de Secondat Copy Share Image
The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles. — Charles de Secondat Copy Share Image
The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation. — Charles de Secondat Copy Share Image
Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans. — Charles de Secondat Copy Share Image
