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Quote by Baron de Montesquieu

“When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty.”

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Baron de Montesquieu, a French Enlightenment thinker, jurist, historian, and politician, was born on January 18, 1689, and died on February 10, 1755. He is one of the most important thinkers in the history of Western political thought, known for his contributions to the theory of the separation of powers. more

“I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within.”

People Knows Wells Persons Long House Left Institutions Remains Surface Impression Starks Tidy

Author:Jack Dee

“And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not.”

Believe Real Real Things

Book:The Servant of the Shard: The Sellswords

Source: The Servant of the Shard: The Sellswords

“I need no fantasies to belittle the great treasures that I already possess.”

Needs Fantasy Treasure Belittle

Book:Streams of Silver: The Legend of Drizzt

Source: Streams of Silver: The Legend of Drizzt

“In the most commonplace, tiresome, ridiculous, malicious, coarse, crude, or even crooked people or events I had to seek out rare things, good things, comic things, and I did so.”