Universal Laws

Famous quotes containing the words universal and/or laws:

    “Example is a bright looking-glass, universal and for all shapes to look into.”
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    “It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is less need of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.”
    —Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689–1755)