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Baron de Montesquieu Quotes about Prejudice

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

Charles de Secondat Montesquieu, baron de, Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu (2005). “The Spirit of Laws”, p.294, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.

Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). “The Spirit of Laws”, p.367, Library of Alexandria