French Literary Quotes about "corruption"

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La corruption, le plus infaillible symptôme de liberté constitutionnelle.

Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional freedom.

Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.

Edward Gibbon Putney, Londres, 1737-Londres 1794 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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La corruption des mœurs est mortelle pour les républiques et utile aux tyrannies et aux monarchies absolues : cela seul suffit à juger de la nature et de la différence de ces deux sortes de gouvernement.

Corruption of morals is fatal for republics and useful for tyrannies and absolute monarchies: this alone is enough to judge the nature and difference of these two kinds of government.

La corruttela dei costumi è mortale alle repubbliche e utile alle tirannie e monarchie assolute : questo solo basta a giudicare della natura e differenza di queste due sorti di governo.

Giacomo Leopardi Recanati, Marches, 1798-Naples 1837 Zibaldone, I, 377

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