The Spirit of Laws, Vol. 1 of 2: With D'alembert's Analysis of the Work (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

M. De Secondat

9780260316905: The Spirit of Laws, Vol. 1 of 2: With D'alembert's Analysis of the Work (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0260316903 ISBN 13: 9780260316905

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Excerpt from The Spirit of Laws, Vol. 1 of 2: With D'alembert's Analysis of the Work

But Montesquieu had no personal reasons for disliking either Church or State. No insult had embittered his early life, his unwounded pride never festered at the recollection of per sonal maltreatment. He was always decorous, conservative and prudent. In the rich soil of his generous nature, no seed had been sown from which hatred could grow. He was a lover of the human race, and sought to promote its happiness. If, in the effervescence of his early youth, he allowed his brilliant pen to enter upon dangerous fields of controversy, he never intended other than good results. He meant to cure, not to kill: he hoped to make, not to mar: he sought to repair and to improve, not to tear down and to destroy. His warm Gascon nature exulted in the mere fact of existence, the sunshine of the merry Gascon country was in itself a delight. He would have had the whole world as happy as himself. He loved the companionship of friends, he delighted in the society of books.

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