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"Nothing distinguishes more clearly conditions in a free country from those in a country under arbitrary government than the observance in the former of the great principle known as the Rule of Law."

— Hayek, Friedrich event 1973

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"The prince is not the owner of the private property of his subjects. To impose new taxes or to increase old ones without the consent of the people is an act of tyranny, contrary to natural law and destructive of the commonwealth."

— Mariana, Juan de event 1599

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"When a prince seizes sovereign power by force and arms without any legal title, without popular consent, and without the approval of the better part of the commonwealth, he may be killed by any man whatsoever — for he is a public enemy who has broken the bond that holds human society together."

— Mariana, Juan de event 1599

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"The whole world, which is in a sense a single republic, has the power to enact laws that are just and convenient for all persons, such as are the rules of the law of nations."

— Vitoria, Francisco de event 1532

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The Constitution of Liberty

person Hayek, Friedrich event 1960

A comprehensive treatise on the principles of a free society, exploring the nature of freedom, the rule of law, and the conditions necessary for in...

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De Rege et Regis Institutione (On the King and the Royal Institution)

person Mariana, Juan de event 1599

Juan de Mariana's major work of political theory, published in 1599. Mariana argues that political power originates in the community and is held in...

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Law, Legislation and Liberty

person Hayek, Friedrich event 1973

A three-volume work exploring the relationship between law, individual liberty, and social order in free societies

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The Spirit of the Laws

person Montesquieu, Charles-Louis event 1748

Influential treatise on political theory developing the concept of separation of powers and examining how laws should reflect the nature of governm...

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Montesquieu, Charles-Louis

event 1689 - 1755

French political philosopher, famous for his theory of separation of powers, major influence on constitutional thought

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