| Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1823 - 810 páginas
...towns capable of furnishing them with necessary subsistence, this subsistence is of course precarious. As all human things have an end, the state we are...legislative power shall be more corrupt than the executive. It is not my business to examine whether the English actually enjoy this liberty, or not. Sufficient... | |
| 1823 - 142 páginas
...last! Page 19, line 9. Cartilage and Sparta lie in dust. ontesquieu says, in reference to England, " All human things have an end: the state we are speaking...will lose its liberty — will perish. Have not Rome, Carthage, and Sparta fallen ? It will perish when the legislative power shall become more corrupt than... | |
| Henry Brandreth - 1824 - 140 páginas
...weep ! Page 19, line 9. Carthage and Sparta lie in dust. Montesquieu says, in reference to England, "All human things have an end : the state we are speaking...of will lose its liberty — will perish. Have not Home, Carthage, and Sparta fallen ? It will perish when the legislative power shall become more corrupt... | |
| Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 212 páginas
...perfect of all forms of government, predicts from what quarter it will receive its fatal blow:—"As all human things have an end, the state we are speaking of will lose its liberty—it will perish. Have not Rome, Sparta, and Carthage, perished ? It will perish when the legislative... | |
| Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 212 páginas
...perfect of all Vorms of government, predicts from what quarter it will receive its fatal blow:—"As all human things have an end, the state we are speaking of will lose its liberty—it will perish. Have not Rome, Sparta, and Carthage, perished ? It will perish when the legislative... | |
| American Philosophical Society - 1865 - 552 páginas
...Constitution with an enthusiastic admiration, pauses in sadness to make this solemn reflection : " As all human things have an end, the state we are speaking of will lose its liberty; it will perish. Have not Rome, Sparta, and Carthage perished ? It will perish when the legislative... | |
| American Philosophical Society - 1865 - 562 páginas
...human things have an end, •tk« state we are speaking of will lose its liberty ; it will perish. 3ave not Rome, Sparta, and Carthage perished? It will perish when the legislative power shall be more corrupted than the executive." This melancholy warning is at this moment as applicable to us, as ever... | |
| J. Arthur Partridge - 1866 - 466 páginas
...rejecting. They are both restrained by the executive as the executive by the legislative." " England will perish when the legislative power shall be more corrupt than the executive." We are thus furnished with a test of agreement with the fundamental constitution of our Government.... | |
| J. Arthur Partridge - 1866 - 446 páginas
...rejecting. They are both restrained by the executive as the executive by the legislative.'' " England will perish when the legislative power shall be more corrupt than the executive." We are thus furnished with a test of agreement with the fundamental constitution of our Government.... | |
| J. Arthur Partridge - 1866 - 870 páginas
...rejecting. They are both restrained by the executive aa the executive by the legislative." " England will perish when the legislative power shall be more corrupt than the executive." We are thus furnished with a test of agreement with the fundamental constitution of our Government.... | |
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