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In a republic, men who are citizens will scarcely be able to contain people who, bearing arms, are the equals of the citizens.
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
Topic
republic
Date
1748
Language
English
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"In a republic, men who are citizens will scarcely be able to contain people who, bearing arms, are the equals of the citizens." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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