 Were it joined with the legislative, the life and liberty of the subject would be exposed to arbitrary control ; for the judge would then be the legislator. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with violence and oppression.  The spirit of laws. Transl. 1st Amer. ed - Page 181de Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1802Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1750 - 538 pages
...and liberty of the fubjecl would be expofed to arbitrary controul •, for the judge would be then the legiflator. Were it joined to the executive power,...the judge might behave with all the violence of an oppreflbr. Miferable indeed would be the caft, were the fame man, or the fame body whether of the nobles... | |
 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pages
...life and liberty of the fubject: would be expofed to arbitrary controul ; for the judge would be then the legiflator. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with all the violence of aa oppreflbr. There would be an end of every thing, were the fame man, or the fame body, whether of... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1783 - 304 pages
...of the fubjeft would be expofed to arbitrary controul ; for the judge would be then the legiflatot. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with violence and oppreffion." An Englifh writer alfo, of acknowledged ability and au* thority, Mr. Blackftone,... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1789 - 632 pages
...liberty of the fiibjeft would be expofed to arbitrary controul : for the judge would then be legislator. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with all the violence of an opprcflbr. There would be an end of every thing, were the fame man, or the fame body of the nobles,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...of the fabjeft would be expofed to arbitrary controul ; for the judge would be then the legiilator. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with all the violence of an oppreflor. There would be an end of every thing, were the fame man, or the fame body, whether of the... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1793 - 412 pages
...with the legiflative, the life and liberty of the fubject wo.uld be expofed to arbitrary controul ; for the judge would then be the legiflator. Were it...the judge might behave with all the violence of an oppreflbr. There would be an end of every thing, were the fame man, or the fame body, whether of the... | |
 | 1796 - 784 pages
...life and liberty of the " lubjcet would be expofed to arbitrary controul : for the judge would be then the legiflator. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with violence and oppreffion " There was another authority to 'which he would appeal, and of which the value... | |
 | John Adams - 1797 - 448 pages
...life and liberty of the citizens would be expofed to arbitrary controul; for the judge would then be legiflator : were it joined to the executive power,...violence of an oppreffor. / There would be an end of everything (tout feroit perdu) were the fame man, or the fame body, whether of princes, of the nobles,... | |
 | 1797 - 680 pages
...would be evpofed to arbitrary controul ; for the j edge would be then the legiflator. Were it jointd to the executive power, the judge might behave with all the violence of an oppreflbr, There would be an end of every thiag, were the fame man, or the fame body, whether of the... | |
 | abbé Barruel - 1797 - 894 pages
...the fubject would be ex" pofed to arbitrary control, for the Judge would " then be the Legislator. Were it joined to the " Executive Power, the Judge might behave with " aSl the violence of an oppreflbr. There would " be an end of every thing, were the fame man, " or... | |
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