In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
Baron de MontesquieuIn the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.
Baron de MontesquieuWhat cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
Baron de MontesquieuPolitics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
Baron de Montesquieu