“ Politeness flatters the vices of others, and civility keeps us from displaying our own; it is a barrier that men put between themselves in order to keep from being corrupted. ”
Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748). copy citation
| Author | Montesquieu |
|---|---|
| Source | The Spirit of Law |
| Topic | politeness civility |
| 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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