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it is not as easy to distinguish oneself, and there is not as much commerce among the young, who are shut in at home; one marries younger
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
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Date
1748
Language
English
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"it is not as easy to distinguish oneself, and there is not as much commerce among the young, who are shut in at home; one marries younger" Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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