“ Men whom one could not consider wicked are punished like scoundrels, which is the thing in the world most contrary to the spirit of moderate government. ”
Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748). copy citation
| Author | Montesquieu |
|---|---|
| Source | The Spirit of Law |
| Topic | government spirit |
| Date | 1748 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone |
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