Book, Chapter
1 1 | ancients. For the civil laws are nothing else but the
2 1, I | them, to live under those laws which appeared to them best
3 1, I | the establishment of the laws. And because men work either
4 1, I | that in that necessity the laws should constrain them [to
5 1, I | necessity ordained by the laws was so great, that most
6 1, I | obviated it by the strongest laws. I say therefore that the
7 1, I | restricted within given limits by laws.~Alexander the Great, wishing
8 1, I | below] to what necessity the laws made by Romulus, Numa, and
9 1, II | diverse origins] diverse laws and institutions. For to
10 1, II | or very soon after, their laws were given to them by one [
11 1, II | so prudent, who gives her laws so ordered that without
12 1, II | that Sparta observed hers [laws] for more than eight hundred
13 1, II | compelled to reorganize her laws by herself. And she also
14 1, II | further from them whose laws lead her away from perfect
15 1, II | those men who institute [laws] in a City ought to turn
16 1, II | evils they were led to make laws, and institute punishments
17 1, II | themselves according to the laws instituted by them, preferring
18 1, II | So that those who make laws prudently having recognized
19 1, II | who so established his laws in Sparta, that in giving
20 1, II | Solon who established the laws in Athens, [and] who by
21 1, II | Kings made many and good laws, all conforming to a free
22 1, III | a Republic and establish laws in it, to presuppose that
23 1, III | make men industrious, and Laws make them good. And where
24 1, IV | Nobles; and that all the laws that are made in favor of
25 1, IV | good education from good laws, and good laws from those
26 1, IV | from good laws, and good laws from those tumults which
27 1, IV | to the common good, but laws and institutions in benefit
28 1, VI | them [the Venetians] the laws [form of Government], for
29 1, VI | so that needing to make laws for themselves, they established
30 1, VI | want to live there, and the laws of Lycurgus having acquired
31 1, VI | be in her constitution or laws [restrictions] that should
32 1, VII | for a Republic with its laws to provide a means of venting
33 1, IX | who were able to formulate laws for the common good [only]
34 1, IX | to be institutors of good laws, [and], this is that of
35 1, IX | to those limits which the laws of Lycurgus had delimited
36 1, IX | completely restored the laws of Lycurgus. This decision
37 1, IX | this establishment [of the laws] he was soon assaulted by
38 1, X | Empire, lived under the laws [and] as good Princes, than
39 1, X | failed to [give her good laws] should merit some excuse.
40 1, XI | breaking of an oath than the laws, like those men who esteem
41 1, XI | their country and of its laws could keep in Italy, were
42 1, XI | extraordinary institutor of laws among a people who did not
43 1, XI | accepted; for they [these laws] are very well known by
44 1, XIII | interpretations of their oaths and laws to suit themselves.” Because
45 1, XVI | creating institutions and laws which, together with his
46 1, XVI | that no one breaks such laws by accident, they will begin
47 1, XVI | by an infinite number of laws in which the security of
48 1, XVI | thing otherwise than by the laws that were ordained. That
49 1, XVII | corruption exists, well ordered laws are of no benefit, unless
50 1, XVIII | are found there neither laws or institutions that should
51 1, XVIII | good customs have need of laws for maintaining themselves,
52 1, XVIII | maintaining themselves, so the laws, to be observed, have need
53 1, XVIII | this, the institutions and laws made in a Republic at its
54 1, XVIII | have become evil. And if laws vary according to circumstances
55 1, XVIII | results in the fact that new laws are not enough, for the
56 1, XVIII | rather the State, and the laws with which afterwards the
57 1, XVIII | and the method of making laws. These institutions were
58 1, XVIII | never varied by events. The laws that restrained the Citizens
59 1, XVIII | corrupt [people], those laws that were changed were not
60 1, XVIII | the Magistracies and the laws, the Roman People did not
61 1, XVIII | only the powerful proposed laws, [and] not for the common
62 1, XVIII | just as she had made new laws in the process of her existence,
63 1, XVIII | cannot be controlled by laws, should be restrained by
64 1, XXXII | people had seen that other laws had been made before for
65 1, XXXIV | he cannot have where the laws are observed: and even if
66 1, XXXIV | provided for everything with laws, and provided a remedy for
67 1, XXXV | Roman people to make the laws in Rome, who in time became
68 1, XXXV | Senatorial order and make new laws. So that the Senate, the
69 1, XXXV | given authority to make laws and do every other thing
70 1, XXXVII| because it gave rise to those laws which favored liberty, and
71 1, XL | concerning the adoption of new laws in Rome through which the
72 1, XL | Athens for copies of those laws that Solon gave to that
73 1, XL | to base the [new] Roman laws upon them. These men having
74 1, XL | examine and establish the said laws, and they created the Decemvir [
75 1, XL | that they might create such laws without any regard [to authority],
76 1, XL | They [The Ten] wrote the laws on ten tablet, and before
77 1, XL | come: the two tables of the laws were made, but not published.
78 1, XLV | consistent to violate the laws, and more so one recently
79 1, XLVI | reputation from the many new laws made in corroboration of
80 1, XLIX | HAD DIFFICULTY IN FINDING LAWS THAT WOULD MAINTAIN THEM,
81 1, XLIX | Republic to provide all those laws that should maintain her
82 1, XLIX | was established with many laws, first by Romulus, and afterwards
83 1, XLIX | Mamercus, who, through new laws, reduced the said Magistracy
84 1, XLIX | difficulty in finding good laws for maintaining themselves
85 1, XLIX | therefore, seeing that in Rome [laws] were made by herself with
86 1, XLIX | which she had to make new laws to maintain her free existence,
87 1, LV | and they so observe the laws that no one from inside
88 1, LV | made in accordance with the laws of the land everyone presented
89 1, LV | is so corrupted that the laws are not sufficient to restrain
90 1, LVIII | is not controlled by the laws, will make the same errors
91 1, LVIII | province was governed by laws, nor those who arose in
92 1, LVIII | Kingdom is more regulated by laws than any other Kingdom of
93 1, LVIII | multitude controlled by laws in the same way as they [
94 1, LVIII | those who were regulated by laws, such as were the Romans,
95 1, LVIII | from the [control] of the laws, will be ungrateful, inconstant,
96 1, LVIII | respect they have for the laws under which one and the
97 1, LVIII | the people in instituting laws, forming civil governments,
98 1, LVIII | need to be regulated by laws; for a Prince who can do
99 1, LVIII | of a Prince obligated by laws, and of a People unobligated
100 2 | observance of religion, of laws, or of military discipline,
101 2, III | and regulated by excellent laws, none the less did not attain
102 2, III | more easily dissolve its laws than the admixture of new
103 2, VIII | them to live with their laws, and always with their homes
104 2, XIX | affairs of the City well with laws and other customs, prohibiting
105 2, XXI | destroy living with their laws, including even those who
106 3, I | Plebs, and all the other laws that curbed the ambitions
107 3, I | of such execution of the laws, before the taking of Rome
108 3, I | the carrying out of the laws was done with more danger
109 3, I | customs and transgress the laws; and unless something arises
110 3, I | same effect in Rome that laws and institutions would have
111 3, I | themselves and bring their laws back to first principles.
112 3, I | which Kingdom exists under laws and ordinances more than
113 3, I | the maintainers of these laws and ordinances, and especially
114 3, III | Which respect [for the laws] was wise and good: none
115 3, V | but for having broken the laws and governed it [his Kingdom]
116 3, V | they begin to break the laws and ancient institutions
117 3, V | the bad, and to obey the laws then to enforce them. And
118 3, VIII | the Senate and against the laws of the country. Here we
119 3, VIII | or brought back by good laws to their principles. Manlius,
120 3, XXII | imputed to a Prince, but to laws and institutions. It ought
121 3, XXII | their example restore the laws, and not only retain those
122 3, XXII | citizen who lives under the laws of a Republic, I believe
123 3, XXII | cause him to live under the laws and obey the Magistrates.
124 3, XXVIII| the public and break the laws. A well organized Republic
125 3, XXIX | they employed, they made laws and prohibited some activities,
126 3, XXX | Moses, in wanting that his laws and his orders be observed,
127 3, XXXI | there cannot be any good laws or any other good thing,
128 3, XXXIV | as a transgressor of the laws, or by doing some similar
129 3, XLVI | according to the original laws ordained by the Censors.
130 3, XLVI | Citizens in obeying the laws and auspices of their country.~
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