Charles de Secondat Quotes

Charles de Secondat — French Philosopher born on January 18, 1689, died on February 10, 1755

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He did more than any other author to secure the place of the word despotism in the political lexicon... (wikipedia)

Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans.

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

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise.

Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.

In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy.

Charles de Secondat Quotes

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