Quote of Charles de Montesquieu: The love of democracy is that...
Biography - Charles de Montesquieu:
French man of letters and political philosopher.
Born: 1689 - Died: 1755
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1689 - Died: 1755
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
The love of democracy is that of equality.
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(French, German)
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Quotes for: Democracy
Democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
Citizens of the democratic societies should undertake a course of intellectual self defense to protect themselves from manipulation and control.
The real democratic progress is not to lower the level of the elite toward that of the crowd, but to raise that of the crowd toward the elite.
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.
Quotes for: equality
Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.
Article VI – The law is the expression of the general will. All the citizens have the right of contributing personally or through their representatives to its formation. It must be the same for all, either that it protects, or that it punishes. All the citizens, being equal in its eyes, are equally admissible to all public dignities, places and employments, according to their capacity and without distinction other than that of their virtues and of their talents.
The nations of our time cannot prevent the conditions of men from becoming equal; but it depends upon themselves whether the principle of equality is to lead them to servitude or freedom, to knowledge or barbarism, to prosperity or to wretchedness.
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