 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1802 - 378 pages
...Nation. . t VV E have faid that the laws were the particular and precife inflitutions of a legiflator, and manners and cuftoms the inftitutions of a nation...it follows, that when thefe manners and cuftoms are to-be ch'anged, it ought not to be done by laws ; this would have too much the air of tyranny : It... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature - Michigan - 1839 - 584 pages
...customs are the institutions of a nation. From hence it follows, that when these manners and customs are to be changed, it ought not to be done by laws...change them by introducing other manners and other customs." A ceitain adaptation indeed, must exist between the laws of any people and its manners —... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - Evolution - 1899 - 472 pages
...customs the institutions of a nation in general. Hence it follows that when these manners and customs are to be changed, it ought not to be done by laws...change them by introducing other manners and other customs. Thus when a prince would make great alterations in his kingdom, he should reform by law what... | |
 | Montesquieu - Law - 1977 - 522 pages
...the institutions of a nation in general. From hence it follows, that when these manners and customs are to be changed, it ought not to be done by laws; this would have too much the air of tyranny: it conveniences of life like the Europeans. Collection of Voyages for the establishment of an India Company.... | |
 | Charles Taylor - Philosophy - 1994 - 296 pages
...customs the institutions of a nation in general. Hence it follows that when these manners and customs are to be changed, it ought not to be done by laws;...change them by introducing other manners and other customs.'13 But to speak of 'mores,' 'manners', 'habitual practices', and 'customs' is not to suppose... | |
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Hence it follows that when these manners and customs are to be changed, it ought not to be done by laws; this would have too much the air of tyranny: it would be better to change them by introducing other manners and other customs. 