Indian Polity · Polity
Identify the option that incorrectly pairs the quote or legal doctrine with its author/proponent:
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- 1'In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.' — Montesquieu
- 2'The donee of a limited power cannot, by the exercise of that very power, convert the limited power into an unlimited one.' — N. A. Palkhivala
- 3'Parliament is only a creature of the Constitution... If Parliament had the power to destroy the basic structure of the Constitution, it would cease to be a creature of the Constitution and become its master.' — N. A. Palkhivala
- 4'When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.' — Thomas Paine✓
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'When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.' — Thomas Paine
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