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In republics, where it is necessary for mores to be pure, bastards should be still more odious than they are in monarchies.
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Author
Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
Topic
monarchy
republic
Date
1748
Language
English
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"In republics, where it is necessary for mores to be pure, bastards should be still more odious than they are in monarchies." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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