Quote of François de La Rochefoucauld - The clemency of Princes is often...
Biography - François de La Rochefoucauld:
French moralist, author of maxims and memoirs.
Born: 1613 - Died: 1680
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1613 - Died: 1680
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
The clemency of Princes is often but policy to win the affections of the people.
Note
Maxim 15
Quote source: Reflections, or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: politics
Article II – The goal of any political association is the conservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, safety and resistance against oppression.
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