More From Charles de Secondat
- "The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed."
- "The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles."
- "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."
More In Power
- "I’m sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power."― Alice Walker
- "There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism."― Jesse Jackson
- "Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery."― Bertrand Russell