Baron de Montesquieu
Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu , known also as Charles de Montesquieu, was a French political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment and is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers.
Found 4 thoughts of Baron de Montesquieu
False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.
Baron de Montesquieu
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.
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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
Baron de Montesquieu