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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power… — Edward Gibbon

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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.

Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · 1776
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Separation of powersConstitutional theory
Genre
Historical literature
Time
1776
Person
Edward Gibbon
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Current citation
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volumes 1-6. Vol. 1. Everyman's Library, 2010, ch. 3.
Original citation
Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1, London: Strahan & Cadell, 1776, ch. 3.

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