And Paris (the federalist papers reference Montesquieu pretty liberally iirc)
September 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
And Paris (the federalist papers reference Montesquieu pretty liberally iirc)
Por que choras, Montesquieu?
Trump signs an executive order: "If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail."
August 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Por que choras, Montesquieu?
Montesquieu arañando fuerte el ataúd.
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Trump despide a los empleados del Departamento de Justicia que le investigaron
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Trump despide a los empleados del Departamento de Justicia que le investigaron
El fiscal general en funciones justifica la purga con el argumento de que no confía en ellos para ejecutar la agenda del presidente
elpais.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Montesquieu arañando fuerte el ataúd.
"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice." ~ Baron de Montesquieu
June 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice." ~ Baron de Montesquieu
¡Qué Montesquieu ni qué Montesquieu! www.publico.es/opinion/vine...
¡Qué Montesquieu ni qué Montesquieu!
www.publico.es
September 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
¡Qué Montesquieu ni qué Montesquieu! www.publico.es/opinion/vine...
Por que choras, Montesquieu?
Musk says that, after they've destroyed USAID, Congress can just re-create it if it wants.
(This is such an ass-backwards understanding of how this process is supposed to work—the executive branch can't just wipe out an independent agency.)
"That is the way government is supposed to work." Ha, no.
(This is such an ass-backwards understanding of how this process is supposed to work—the executive branch can't just wipe out an independent agency.)
"That is the way government is supposed to work." Ha, no.
February 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Por que choras, Montesquieu?
[stares mournfully in Montesquieu, Smith, and Constant]
September 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
[stares mournfully in Montesquieu, Smith, and Constant]
"The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice." ~ Baron de Montesquieu
July 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
"The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice." ~ Baron de Montesquieu
"Karaktersiz insanlar, toplum için birer hastalıktır."
Montesquieu
Montesquieu
May 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"Karaktersiz insanlar, toplum için birer hastalıktır."
Montesquieu
Montesquieu
[nods in Montesquieu and Shklar]
Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.
👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics.
"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
[nods in Montesquieu and Shklar]
"Glücklich das Volk, dessen Geschichte sich langweilig liest."
Charles de Montesquieu
Charles de Montesquieu
April 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"Glücklich das Volk, dessen Geschichte sich langweilig liest."
Charles de Montesquieu
Charles de Montesquieu
Pétain 1-0 Montesquieu
August 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pétain 1-0 Montesquieu
✒️ Decía Montesquieu:
"Una injusticia hecha al individuo es una amenaza hecha a toda la sociedad".
"Una injusticia hecha al individuo es una amenaza hecha a toda la sociedad".
September 24, 2026 at 7:09 AM
✒️ Decía Montesquieu:
"Una injusticia hecha al individuo es una amenaza hecha a toda la sociedad".
"Una injusticia hecha al individuo es una amenaza hecha a toda la sociedad".
"Oui oui, vous pouvez remonter jusqu'à Montesquieu, mais aujourd'hui nous n'avons pas affaire à Montesquieu, nous avons affaire à Bruno Retailleau" QUEEN
April 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
"Oui oui, vous pouvez remonter jusqu'à Montesquieu, mais aujourd'hui nous n'avons pas affaire à Montesquieu, nous avons affaire à Bruno Retailleau" QUEEN
Montesquieu, p'alante.
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Montesquieu, p'alante.
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
-- Montesquieu
-- Montesquieu
December 3, 2024 at 8:13 AM
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
-- Montesquieu
-- Montesquieu
“No hay peor tiranía que la ejercida a la sombra de las leyes y con apariencia de justicia.”
—Montesquieu
—Montesquieu
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“No hay peor tiranía que la ejercida a la sombra de las leyes y con apariencia de justicia.”
—Montesquieu
—Montesquieu
Tuiteó Montesquieu.
September 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tuiteó Montesquieu.
The seraglio is in disarray 😱
(Persian Letters by Montesquieu)
(Persian Letters by Montesquieu)
April 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The seraglio is in disarray 😱
(Persian Letters by Montesquieu)
(Persian Letters by Montesquieu)
I do this sometimes, only with Montesquieu.
pondering for a moment what it’d be like to bring Marcus Aurelius back from the dead and attempt to explain all of this to him
for a bunch of dweebs who believe they’re driven by perfect Marcus Aurelius logic, they don’t seem to have heard of the first mover effect - or “you snooze, you lose”
June 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM
I do this sometimes, only with Montesquieu.
"Glücklich das Volk, dessen Geschichte sich langweilig liest."
Charles Baron de Montesquieu
Damit können wir leider nicht dienen...
Charles Baron de Montesquieu
Damit können wir leider nicht dienen...
December 7, 2024 at 11:03 AM
"Glücklich das Volk, dessen Geschichte sich langweilig liest."
Charles Baron de Montesquieu
Damit können wir leider nicht dienen...
Charles Baron de Montesquieu
Damit können wir leider nicht dienen...
Apparently not part of Western Civilization (incomplete list): Homer, Socrates, Plato, democracy, Aquinas, Shakespeare, liberty, Locke, Montesquieu, Superman, NATO, vaccines
Western Civilization that Must Be Defended: Carl Schmitt, the Confederacy, Green M&Ms in heels, the movie 300, domestic abuse
Western Civilization that Must Be Defended: Carl Schmitt, the Confederacy, Green M&Ms in heels, the movie 300, domestic abuse
July 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Apparently not part of Western Civilization (incomplete list): Homer, Socrates, Plato, democracy, Aquinas, Shakespeare, liberty, Locke, Montesquieu, Superman, NATO, vaccines
Western Civilization that Must Be Defended: Carl Schmitt, the Confederacy, Green M&Ms in heels, the movie 300, domestic abuse
Western Civilization that Must Be Defended: Carl Schmitt, the Confederacy, Green M&Ms in heels, the movie 300, domestic abuse
Will you stand for Epicurus, Hume, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Max Weber?
JD Vance: "Will you stand against the bureaucrats in Brussels? Will you stand for western civilization? Will you stand for freedom, truth, and the God of our fathers? Then, my friends, go to the polls and stand for Viktor Orban!"
April 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Will you stand for Epicurus, Hume, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Max Weber?