“ as the men in them are all equal, one cannot prefer oneself to others; as men in them are all slaves, one can prefer oneself to nothing. ”
Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748). copy citation
| Author | Montesquieu |
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| Source | The Spirit of Law |
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| Date | 1748 |
| Language | English |
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| Note | Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone |
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