Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. B
  4. Baron de Montesquieu
  5. Equality

Baron de Montesquieu Quotes about Equality

All Baron de Montesquieu Quotes Abuse Age Birth Character Corruption Country Crime Democracy Equality quotes Evil Giving God Hate Honor Injustice Justice Liberty Mankind Moderation Passion Politics Poverty Power Prejudice Reading Religion Running Society Study Success Tyranny Virtue War Wisdom Wit Writing
In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

Baron de Montesquieu
Equality, Men, Law
Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). “The Spirit of Laws”, p.156, Library of Alexandria

Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.

Baron de Montesquieu
Equality, Democracy
"The Spirit of Laws".

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.

Baron de Montesquieu
War, Equality, Men
Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). “The Spirit of Laws”, p.18, Library of Alexandria

You May Also Like: