 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 tyrannical...  Cobbett's Political Register - Page 611edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1888 - 676 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... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1891 - 852 pages
...subject will be found in a professed commentary upon the constitution of England.1 "When," says he, "the legislative and executive powers are united in...liberty, because apprehensions may arise lest the name monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, or execute them in a tyrannical manner. Again,... | |
 | Jabez Gridley Sutherland - Law - 1891 - 836 pages
...middle of the last century Baron Montesquieu uttered words of wisdom to patriots and statesmen. He said: "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... | |
 | John Ordronaux - Constitutional law - 1891 - 716 pages
...justly pronounced the very definition of tyranny. " There can be no liberty," says Montesquieu, " where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body of magistrates." This fundamental truth in the foundation of popular government was recognized... | |
 | American fiction - 1915 - 556 pages
...liberty, it is requisite the government be so constituted that one man need not be afraid of another. When the legislative and executive powers are united...tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner. Our author wrote so epigrammatically and so briefly that it is somewhat difficult to determine his... | |
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