 When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty ; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a...  Parliamentary speeches from 1761 to 1802 - Page 342edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | John Clark Ridpath - Presidents - 1881 - 698 pages
...epoch, Montesquieu had said : " ' When the legislative and executive powers are united in the samw person or in the same body of magistrates, there can...arise lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws and execute them in a tyrannical manner. ******** " ' There would be an end of every... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - Presidents - 1882 - 842 pages
...the three great powers of government. A generation before their epoch, Montesquieu had said : — " When the legislative and executive powers are united...arise lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner There would be an end of everything were the... | |
 | Alabama State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1912 - 356 pages
...limitations and the establishment of the capacity for absolutism. In the language of Montesquieu : "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty, because apprehensions may arise, lest the same... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 1152 pages
...and executive powers, when the legislative, and executive powers are united in one body or person. There can be no liberty, because apprehensions may...arise lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. * * * Were the power of judging joined with... | |
 | Sir Fortunatus Dwarris - Constitutional law - 1885 - 698 pages
...the Spirit of the Laws, says.e " "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the Bame person, or in the same body of magistrates, there...arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrrannical manner. Again, there is no liberty, if the judiciary... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - Finance - 1886 - 652 pages
...department. The reasons on which Montesquieu grounds his maxim are a further demonstration of his meaning. " When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body," says he, " there can be no liberty, because apprehensions may arise lest the same monarch or... | |
 | Michigan legislative association - 1886 - 256 pages
...impressively declares, "that there may be a government of lawn and not of men." "There can be no liberty where the Legislative and Executive powers are united in the same person or body of Magistracy," or "if the power of judging be not separated from the Legislative and Executive... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 844 pages
...early friends and founders of our free institutions. There can be no liberty, says Montesquieu, where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body of magistracy; or if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1887 - 536 pages
...establishes public security. By the third he punishes crimes, and decides the dissensions of individuals. When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body of persons there is no liberty, because tyrannical laws can be carried out tyrannically. So, too,... | |
 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Constitutional history - 1888 - 878 pages
...from the ordinary administrative. ' ' When the legislative and executive powers (says Montesquieu) are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty." Mr. Wilson confesses himself not satisfied with the organization of the federal senate, and apologizes... | |
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