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The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.
Montesquieu
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Montesquieu
French
Philosopher
Born:
Jan 18
,
1689
Died:
Feb 10
,
1755
Topics
Government
,
Deterioration
,
Almost
,
Principles
,
Always
,
Begins
,
Decay
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
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Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
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The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
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The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
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This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.
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