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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
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A Eunuch's Dream by Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ, 1874, France
Context: This painting, inspired by Charles Montesquieu’s Persian Letters (published in 1721), depicts a eunuch who wanted to marry a harem slave. He experienced a vision of her while smoking his opium pipe, but her little companion holding a knife dripping with blood reminds us that the eunuch’s anatomy precludes the fulfillment of his dream. The outline of a hand next to the signature is a khamsa, a symbol used to ward off evil.
https://quokk.au/c/historygallery/p/508331/a-eunuch-s-dream-by-jean-lecomte-du-nouy-1874-france
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It is not the young people that degenerate: they are not spoilt till those of maturer age are already sunk into corruption.
[Ce n’est point le peuple naissant qui dégénere ; il ne se perd que lorsque les hommes faits sont déja corrompus.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 4, ch. 5 (4.5) (1748) [tr. Nugent (1750)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/81784/
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La face cachée de la méthanisation
Les pouvoirs publics se lancent dans un programme démesuré en faveur de la méthanisation, sans que le grand public n’en soit informé et sans que les inconvénients et dangers ne soient mis en avant. Comment riverains, scientifiques, écologistes et paysans s’y opposent. Billet de Yves Faucoup sur @mediapartblogs
Extrait :
Le discours officiel pousse les agriculteurs à investir massivement dans la méthanisation, en leur faisant miroiter des royalties, plutôt que de faire en sorte qu’ils soient rémunérés correctement pour leurs productions agricoles. Le rendement énergétique est faible, les subventions de l’État très élevées. Quant aux riverains, ils n’ont que leurs yeux pour pleurer : odeurs pestilentielles, passages répétés de camions, perte de valeur de leur maison devenue quasiment invendable, coût des dégradations des routes à la charge des communes et départements (soit des contribuables).
C’est à cela que le Gers s’est trouvé confronté depuis quelques années : dans les vallées de l’Osse et du Lizet, en Astarac et en Fezensac, impactant les citoyens des villages Montesquiou, Saint-Arailles, Castelnau-d’Anglès, Lamazère et L’Isle-de-Noé. Une association s’est créée en 2020, ABIVIA (Association Bien Vivre en Astarac et en Fezensac) : elle ne conteste pas la micro-méthanisation à la ferme qui traite ses propres déchets pour son autoconsommation d’énergie mais elle s’oppose aux projets financiers et industriels, à l’opposé des valeurs écologiques raisonnées et de la préservation de la biodiversité.
Lire l’article : https://blogs.mediapart.fr/yves-faucoup/blog/270224/la-face-cachee-de-la-methanisation
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@AlexanderJulius @Bergluftliebe
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"...in the #technological, #financial, and #pharmaceutical industries."
Quelle:
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1922175117Wie schon Baron #Montesquieu in seinem 8. Buch ausführte:
"The corruption of each government generally begins with that of the principles."
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Lying is a base vice, and painted in its most shameful colors by one of the ancients, who says that to lie is to give proof that you despise God and at the same time are afraid of men.
[C’est un vilain vice, que le mentir ; & qu’un ancien peint bien honteusement, quand il dit, que c’est donner tesmoignage de mespriser Dieu, & quand & quand de craindre les hommes.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 18 (2.18), “Of Giving the Lie [Du desmentir]” (1578) [tr. Zeitlin (1934)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
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As useless laws weaken necessary laws, those that can be evaded weaken legislation.
[Comme les lois inutiles affaiblissent les lois nécessaires, celles qu’on peut éluder affaiblissent la législation.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 29, ch. 16 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/2895/
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There need not be much integrity for a monarchical or despotic government to maintain or sustain itself. The force of the laws in the one, and the prince’s ever-raised arm in the other, can rule or contain the whole. But in a popular state there must be an additional spring, which is VIRTUE.
[Il ne faut pas beaucoup de probité, pour qu’un gouvernement monarchique, ou un gouvernement despotique, se maintiennent ou se soutiennent. La force des loix dans l’un, le bras du prince toujours levé dans l’autre, reglent ou contiennent tout. Mais, dans un état populaire, il faut un ressort de plus, qui est la VERTU.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 3, ch. 3 (3.3) (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82282/
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The success of most things depends upon knowing [well] how much time is needed to succeed.
[Les succès de la plupart des choses dépend de savoir combien il faut de temps pour réussir.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1007 “General Maxims of Politics,” No. 15 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78594/
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The success of most things depends upon knowing [well] how much time is needed to succeed.
[Les succès de la plupart des choses dépend de savoir combien il faut de temps pour réussir.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1007 “General Maxims of Politics,” No. 15 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78594/
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The success of most things depends upon knowing [well] how much time is needed to succeed.
[Les succès de la plupart des choses dépend de savoir combien il faut de temps pour réussir.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1007 “General Maxims of Politics,” No. 15 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78594/
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The success of most things depends upon knowing [well] how much time is needed to succeed.
[Les succès de la plupart des choses dépend de savoir combien il faut de temps pour réussir.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1007 “General Maxims of Politics,” No. 15 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78594/
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Reflections. The Lecco branch of Lake and Montespluga, Valchiavenna. Italy #Italy #Lake #Mountain #Lecco #Como #Montespluga #Madesimo #Landscape #Snow #MountainLake #naturephotography #photography #photooftheday #photographer #picoftheday #instaphoto #art #beautiful
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Reflections. The Lecco branch of Lake and Montespluga, Valchiavenna. Italy #Italy #Lake #Mountain #Lecco #Como #Montespluga #Madesimo #Landscape #Snow #MountainLake #naturephotography #photography #photooftheday #photographer #picoftheday #instaphoto #art #beautiful
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Reflections. The Lecco branch of Lake and Montespluga, Valchiavenna. Italy #Italy #Lake #Mountain #Lecco #Como #Montespluga #Madesimo #Landscape #Snow #MountainLake #naturephotography #photography #photooftheday #photographer #picoftheday #instaphoto #art #beautiful
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An empire founded by arms needs to be sustained by arms.
[Un empire fondé par les armes a besoin de se soutenir par les armes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline [Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence], ch. 18 (1734, 1748 ed.) [tr. Baker (1882)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/9006/
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Northern Lights in Italy #Montespluga #Italy
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To delight in reading is to trade life’s dreary moments for moments of pure joy.
[Aimer à lire, c’est faire un échange des heures d’ennui que l’lon doit avoir en sa vie contre des heures délicieuses.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1632 / 1143 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78314/
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ending w/him accusing #legislators of seeking to “obtain a most extensive #power over the Minds of the rest of Mankind.” 4yrs later, a #mob angered by unfair taxes…hanged Gov Colden in #effigy, smashed…his coaches, & threw the bits of wood into a huge bonfire….
Where did these intense feelings about #judicial #independence come from? A few colonists knew the work of the British political #philosopher #JohnLocke or the French essayist #Montesquieu, esp their writings on … #SeparationOfPowers,
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“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced last week that more prominent warnings would be added to the information provided on boxes of the #asthma drug #montelukast, sold under the brand name #Singulair. Officials announced the move after concerns were raised by families over reported side effects, which can include sleep disorders, aggression and depression. Many parents say they were not properly warned of the risks.”
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If you take #Montelukast whether branded as #Singulair or generic for #Allergies or #Asthma it would be a good idea to read this bulletin from the #FDA and give consideration to whether it is worth continuing.
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Study has always been for me the sovereign remedy against life’s unpleasantness, since I have never experienced any sorrow that an hour’s reading did not eliminate.
[L’étude a été pour moi le souverain remède contre les dégoûts de la vie, n’ayant jamais eu de chagrin qu’une heure de lecture n’ait dissipé.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 213 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/70281/
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A quotation from Montesquieu, Baron de:
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Study has always been for me the sovereign remedy against life’s unpleasantness, since I have never experienced any sorrow that an hour’s reading did not eliminate.
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“Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana”*…
Detail from Adams Synchronological Chart of Universal History created by Sebastian C Adams in 1881, a visual representation of world history, spanning from 4004 BCE to 1881 CE (the David Rumsey Map Collection)A companion of a sort to last Friday’s post: In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant. As Emily Thomas explains, that has had profound implications for how we experience the world…
‘It’s natural,’ says the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, ‘to think that time can be represented by a line.’ We imagine the past stretching in a line behind us, the future stretching in an unseen line ahead. We ride an ever-moving arrow – the present. However, this picture of time is not natural. Its roots stretch only to the 18th century, yet this notion has now entrenched itself so deeply in Western thought that it’s difficult to imagine time as anything else. And this new representation of time has affected all kinds of things, from our understanding of history to time travel.
Let’s journey back to ancient Greece. Amid rolls of papyrus and purplish figs, philosophers like Plato looked up into the night. His creation myth, Timaeus, connected time with the movements of celestial bodies. The god ‘brought into being’ the sun, moon and other stars, for the ‘begetting of time’. They trace circles in the sky, creating days, months, years. The ‘wanderings’ of other, ‘bewilderingly numerous’ celestial bodies also make time. When all their wanderings are ‘completed together’, they achieve ‘consummation’ in a ‘perfect year’. At the end of this ‘Great Year’, all the heavenly bodies will have completed their cycles, returning to where they started. Taking millennia, this will complete one cycle of the universe. As ancient Greek philosophy spread through Europe, these ideas of time spread too. For instance, Greek and Roman Stoics connected time with their doctrine of ‘Eternal Recurrence’: the universe undergoes infinite cycles, ending and restarting in fire.
Such views of time are cyclical: time comprises a repeating cycle, as events occur, pass, and occur again. They echo processes in nature. Day and night. Summer to winter. As the historian Stephen Jay Gould explains in Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle (1987), within the West, cyclical conceptions dominated ancient thought. It’s even hinted at in the Bible. For example, Ecclesiastes proclaims: ‘What has been will be again … there is nothing new under the sun.’ Yet, Gould writes, the Bible also contains a linear conception of time: time comprises a one-way sequence of unrepeatable events. Take Biblical history: ‘God creates the earth once, instructs Noah to ride out a unique flood in a singular ark.’ Gould describes this linear understanding of history as an ‘important and distinctive’ contribution of Jewish thought. Biblical history helped power linear ideas of time.
Cyclical and linear conceptions of time thrived side by side for centuries, sometimes blurring into one another. After all, we live through natural, cyclical seasons and unrepeatable events – birth, first marriage, death. Importantly, medievals and early moderns didn’t literally see cyclical time as a circle, or linear time as a line. Yet in the 19th-century world of frock coats, petticoats and suet puddings, change was afoot. Gradually, the linear model of time gained ground, and thinkers literally began drawing time as a line…
[Thomas explores four key developments that fueled the shift, chronography (the development of timelines), Darwin and the emergence of the concept of evolution, chronophotography, and theories in math and physics of a “fourth dimension” (then explored by Einstein and Bergson, Mary Calkins and Victoria Welby, Bertrand Russell, H. G. Wells, and so many others…]
… Today, conceiving of time as a line remains widespread. Timelines are everywhere: in the history of evolution, the history of video games, and the history of chocolate. There’s even a timeline of timelines. And the effects of this line of thought (pun intended) are still with us. Philosophers continue to debate the reality of past and future: just check out this bumper encyclopaedia article on ‘Presentism’, ‘the view that only present things exist’. Time-travel stories run rife. Back to the Future. Groundhog Day. The Time Traveler’s Wife. Historians have largely dropped Victorian faith in the progress of humanity, yet progress stories about particular areas remain. For example, take this timeline: it straightforwardly depicts technological progress over time. All these ideas are powered by the notion that time is a line. Were we to reshape our idea of time, perhaps these other ideas would also find themselves bent into new forms…
“The Shape of Time,” from @aeon.co.
* Anthony Oettinger and separately, Susumu Kuno (though often mis-attributed to Groucho Marx)
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As we wonder at Yeat’s widening gyre, we might send echoing birthday greetings to Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu; he was born on this date in 1689. Better known simply as Montesquieu, he was a French judge, historian, and political philosopher.
Montesquieu is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented (if not always observed) in many constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word “despotism” in the political lexicon. His anonymously published The Spirit of Law (De l’esprit des lois, 1748; first translated into English in 1750) was received well in both Great Britain and the American colonies, and influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States in drafting the U.S. Constitution.
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Alle #Staatsgewalt geht vom #Volke aus. Sie wird vom #Volke in #Wahlen und #Abstimmungen und durch #besondere #Organe der #Gesetzgebung, der #vollziehenden #Gewalt und der #Rechtsprechung #ausgeübt;#Unterscheidung von #Souveränität nach #Bodin und #Gewaltenteilung nach #Montesquieu: #Staatsgewalt kann #geistliche und #weltliche #Legitimationsquellen aufweisen;
