Quote by: Montesquieu

History is full of religious wars; but, we must take care to observe, it was not the multiplicity of religions that produced these wars, it was the intolerating spirit which animated that one which thought she had the power of governing.


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Author Bio


  • NameMontesquieu
  • DescriptionFrench social commentator and political thinker
  • AliasesCharles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu; Charles-Louis de Secondat
  • BornJanuary 18, 1689
  • DiedFebruary 10, 1755
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Writer; Novelist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society