Quote of Charles de Montesquieu - So that power may not be...
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
So that power may not be abused, it is necessary that, through the way in which things are arranged, power may check power.
Translation
(French, German)
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Quotes about power:
Where love rules, there is no will to power and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
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