Shield Law Quotes by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu

“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. (Cambridge University…

— Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu

“Nothing is a greater obstacle to our progress in knowledge, than a bad performance of a celebrated author; because, before we instruct we must…

— Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu

“Christians are beginning to lose the spirit of intolerance which animated them... They have realized that zeal for the advancement of religion is different…

— Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu