102 Quotes by Montesquieu

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation.

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.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.

Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.

Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.