 There would be an end of everything, were the same man or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers, that of enacting laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals.  The Spirit of Laws - Page 154by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Tappen - Forms (Law) - 1816 - 392 pages
...There would be an end of every thing, were the same man, or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers, that...laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and that of judging the crimes .•or differences of individuals.—Montesquieu's Spirit of Law*. As our... | |
 | Peleg Whitman Chandler - Crime - 1844 - 410 pages
...There would be an end to everything, were the same man, or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers, that...resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals." Blackstone in his Commentaries adopted the same ideas. Serjeant Hawkins is precise and conclusive,... | |
 | James A. Williams - Constitutional history - 1848 - 188 pages
...thing, were the same man, or the same body, whether of the nobles, or of the people, to exercise these three powers — that of enacting laws, that of executing...resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals." But this language must not be construed in favor of an entire, but of a general separation, for it... | |
 | J. Arthur Partridge - Democracy - 1866 - 446 pages
...There would be an end of everything, were the same man, or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the People, to exercise those three powers, that...the public resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals."—Montesquieu, vol. i, p. 199. that which combines unity or order with as much freedom... | |
 | Joel Parker - Constitutional law - 1869 - 118 pages
...be an end of everything like liberty were the same man, or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers: that...laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and that of judging the crimes or differences of individuals. " Most kingdoms in Europe enjoy a moderate... | |
 | Law - 1916 - 502 pages
...body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers, that of enacting law, that of executing the public resolutions and of trying the causes of individuals." The Principle Practically Illustrated— Let me translate that thought into the language of business.... | |
 | Ohio State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1900 - 240 pages
...everything, were the same man, or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise these three powers, that of enacting laws, that of executing...resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals." But it is not my purpose to trace the principles imbedded in that constitution back to their origin.... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1881 - 738 pages
...body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise these three powers, that of enacting the laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals.' "This was a fundamental truth in the American mind, as it had long been cherished and practiced in... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - Presidents - 1882 - 842 pages
...manner There would be an end of everything were the same man or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers, that...laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and that of judging the crimes or differences of individuals." 1 This was a fundamental truth in the American... | |
 | Alabama State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1912 - 356 pages
...everything were the same men, or the same body, whether of nobles or of the people, to exercise these three powers — that of enacting laws, that of executing...resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals." Manifestly the first step in the direction of this result must be the impairment, or the destruction,... | |
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