If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and a scourge.– Benjamin Constant
Every time government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we had handled them ourselves.– Benjamin Constant
Art for art’s sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own. (1804)– Benjamin Constant