Famous Benjamin Constant Quotes

  • If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and a scourge. – Benjamin Constant

    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

    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

    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