"The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles." ― Charles de Secondat Topic(s): Government More From Charles de Secondat "People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout." "The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests." "Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations." More In Government "Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want to tell him there probably won’t any by the time… he’s my age. That’s kinda hard to deal with."― Thom Yorke "What was a really private and nice relationship was judged and made to be something ugly."― Marla Maples "My two daughters live on Facebook, and social media is their mode of communication."― Tony Goldwyn