The deterioration of a government begins almost Posted on December 7, 2012December 7, 2007 by admin “The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.” — Charles de Secondat Author: Charles de Secondat Category: government Tags: government, Charles de Secondat Spread the love Related posts: There are three species of government: republican, A little group of willful men, representing The government is us; we are the I leave it up to the government