We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between in…

Baron de Montesquieu
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We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty. ✨ Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). The Spirit of Laws, p.204, Library of Alexandria
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