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Quote by Edward Gibbon
The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when

The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive. – Edward Gibbon

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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of exalted characters. – Edward Gibbon

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