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Charles de Montesquieu

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Biography - Charles de Montesquieu:

French man of letters and political philosopher.
Born: 1689 - Died: 1755
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
France

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.



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If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.





It is a thousand times easier to do good than to do it well.





I have ever held it as a maxim, never to do that through another, which it was possible for me to execute myself.





It is not the young people that degenerate they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.





To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.





An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.












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