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Law Quotes by Baron de Montesquieu
- Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things. In this sense all beings have their laws: the…
- There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.
- When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty.
- Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to…
- No tyranny is more cruel than the one practised in the shadow of the laws and under color of justice - when, so to speak,…
- Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.
- The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good…
- 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…
- When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
- Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
- We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous…
- Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
- To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion,…
- There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
- Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
- We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and…
- Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
- Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
- The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
- Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought…
- One more organ or one less in our body would give us a different intelligence. In fact, all the established laws as to why our…
- ...when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.
- Very good laws may be ill timed.
- In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover…
More Law Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and little Bush… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
- There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back. — Lance Armstrong
- This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me… — Joe Arpaio
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
- In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources… — Julian Assange
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson