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

Source: EDWARD GIBBON, History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, chapter 3, third paragraph, p. 33 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 (O.S.) (May 8, 1737 (N.S.)) - January 16, 1794) was arguably the most influential historian since the time of Tacitus. His magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is a groundbreaking work whose influence endures to this day.

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