Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”
— Montesquieu · Laws
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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”
— Montesquieu · Laws
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“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”
“What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.”
“You have to study a great deal to know a little.”
“It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.”
“A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.”
“I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.”
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“There is no way to physically always be there for your children and always be at the office and always be present for your significant other and then take care of yourself. The laws of physics necessitate that somebody or some thing is going to get the short end of the stick.”
“Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.”
“The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.”
“He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.”
“In time of war the laws are silent.”