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Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws

(Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

by Baron de Montesquieu, Charles de Montesquieu

The Spirit of the Laws is without question one of the central texts in the history of eighteenth-century thought, yet there has been no complete scholarly English language edition since 1750. This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text n

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“Nature repairs everything.”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com

Tagged: Nature, Healing

“It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of maturer age are already sunk into corruption.”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com

Tagged: Degenerate, Young People, maturity, Corruption

“Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments; and even in these it is not always found. It is there only when there is no abuse of power. But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt t…”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com

Tagged: Democratic, aristocratic, Liberty

“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com

Tagged: Law, Useless Laws

“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com

Tagged: tyranny, Law