Full Idea
Government is like everything else in this world: if it is to be preserved, it must first be loved.
Gist of Idea
If a government is to be preserved, it must first be loved
Source
Baron de Montesquieu (The Spirit of the Laws (rev. 1757) [1748], 04.05)
Book Reference
Montesquieu,Baron de: 'Selected Political Writings', ed/tr. Richter,Melvin [Hackett 1990], p.139
A Reaction
Nice one! Right now there seems to be a declining love for representative democracy, even though almost everyone endorses it.