The Romans were the greatest people in the world when they had not yet corrupted themselves.
Separation of powers
Considerations on the Causes of the Grandeur and Decadence of the Romans, Chapter I
1734
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"When the legislative power is more corrupt than the executive, the danger is that laws will be made that are too arbitrary."
Shocking"The custom of the most civilized countries is to use the strongest and most active for the public service, and to put the weak and idle in the houses of correction."
Shocking"Luxury is the excess of riches."
Controversial"The people in monarchies are, generally speaking, more capable of an attachment to the prince, than to the state."
Shocking"The Christian religion, which orders men to love one another, no doubt wants the best political laws and the best civil laws for each people."
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