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Intrigue is dangerous in a senate; it is dangerous in a body of nobles; it is not dangerous in the people, whose nature is to act from passion.
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Montesquieu
,
The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Author
Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
Topic
passion
intrigue
Date
1748
Language
English
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"Intrigue is dangerous in a senate; it is dangerous in a body of nobles; it is not dangerous in the people, whose nature is to act from passion." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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