Baron de Montesquieu Quotes About Virtue
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When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.
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The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
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As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
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Virtue has needs of limits.
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It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country, that is the love of equality.
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Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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