Charles de Secondat

Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, was a French philosopher and political thinker best known for his works on the theory of government and the separation of powers.

"People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout."

Charles de Secondat

"The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles."

Charles de Secondat