When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them. — Baron de Montesquieu
Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression. — Baron de Montesquieu
Christians are beginning to lose the spirit of intolerance which animated them: — Baron de Montesquieu
When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws. — Baron de Montesquieu
Ever since the invention of gunpowder.. I continually tremble lest men should, — Baron de Montesquieu
There is still another inconvenieney in conquests made by democracies; their government — Baron de Montesquieu