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 should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner. Charles de Secondat apprehensionarisebody share on social
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit. Charles de Secondat lawlibertypermit Change image and share on social
They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings? Charles de Secondat absurdlyassertbehold share on social
A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death. Charles de Secondat birthdeathman Change image and share on social
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked. Charles de Secondat aggressionallyattack Change image and share on social
Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws. Charles de Secondat bodygoverninvariable Change image and share on social
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason. Charles de Secondat causeeclipsefact Change image and share on social
Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans. Charles de Secondat africanexaggeratemind Change image and share on social
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout. Charles de Secondat appeararguecompete Change image and share on social
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune. Charles de Secondat absolutecallestablishment Change image and share on social
