An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
Charles Louis De Secondat Quotes
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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| Birth: | 18th January, 1689 |
| Death: | 10th February, 1755 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Commentator, Philosopher |
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Charles Louis De Secondat was a writer and political thinker French who lived during the call Illustration . It is one of the philosophers most relevant in particular the articulation of theory and essayists illustrated separation of powers , taken for granted in modern discussions of government and has been introduced in many constitutions throughout the world.
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