There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. -Charles de Secondat Government
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war. -Charles de Secondat Equality
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason. -Charles de Secondat Religion
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 Religion
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy. -Charles de Secondat Politics
The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles. -Charles de Secondat Government
