The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Democracy Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool,...

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool,...

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.

We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law...

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law...

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without...

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without...

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be...

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be...

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the...

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the...

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one...

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one...

Success is more attitude than aptitude.

Success is more attitude than aptitude.