Montesquieu Quotes

Professions:Philosopher
Topics:FearGreatMenPolitics

Born: January 18, 1689

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Montesquieu Quotes (5)

"There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope."

Montesquieu
Topic: Fear

"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them."

Montesquieu
Topic: Great

"The less men think, the more they talk."

Montesquieu
Topic: Men

"We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death."

Montesquieu
Topic: Men

"Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours."

Montesquieu
Topic: Politics
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