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Quote from Charles de Montesquieu,


"The deterioration of every government
begins with the decay of the principles
on which it was founded."


By:

Charles de Montesquieu (more quotes by Charles de Montesquieu or books by/about Charles de Montesquieu)


[Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat] (1689-1755) Baron de Montesquieu

Source:

The Spirit of the Laws, VIII, 1752

Categories:

Constitution, Corruption, Government, History, Honor, Republic, Responsibility, Society, Tyranny, Usurpation, Wisdom

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