A powerful influence on the framers of the U.S. Constitution, this classic work will appeal to history buffs and anyone interested in the roots of modern political theory and government.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Casper Odegi Awuondo. CHARLES LOUIS SECONDAT , BARON DE MONTESQUIEU ( 1689 - 1755 ) , French Introduction Charles Louis Secondat , Baron de Montesquieu was a trained lawyer and magistrate for many years before ( in 1725 at age 36 ) he ...

... in author's possession . ] David Hume , à Treatise of Human Nature . Ed . L.S. Selby- Bigge . Oxford ... Author " by John Craig . Fourth Edition . Corrected . Edin- burgh : William Blackwood , 1806 . Charles Secondat , Baron de Montesquieu ...