...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...

...Montesquieu was guided, it may clearly be inferred that, in saying " There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body of magistrates," or, " if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive...

...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 powers....

...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 powers."...

...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, there...

...combined in one body of men, are inconsistent with all freedom; the celebrated Montesquieu tells us, that "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...

...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 by the...

...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...

...magistracy, and another, on the impeachment of a third, can try and condemn all the subordinate officers in the executive department. The reasons on which Montesquieu...executive powers are united in the same person or bod}'," says he, " there can be no liberty, because apprehensions may arise lest the same monarch or...

...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 in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty ; because apprehensions may arise, lest the...