A person of my acquaintance said: . . . 'Study has always been for me the sovereign remedy against life's unpleasantness, since I have never experie… - Montesquieu

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A person of my acquaintance said: . . .

'Study has always been for me the sovereign remedy against life's unpleasantness, since I have never experienced any sorrow that an hour's reading did not eliminate.

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Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), also known as Charles de Montesquieu, was a French political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment and is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers.

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Alternative Names: Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu Charles-Louis de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu Charles Louis de Secondat de Montesquieu De Montesquieu Charles Louis de Montesquieu

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In the end, the public renders justice. Here’s the reason: the votes of the wise are constant, but fools’ votes are various, change constantly, and cancel each other out.

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وما أكثر ما بدأت هذا الكتاب وتركته، وقد تركت للرياح ألف مرة ما كنت أكتب من الأوراق، وكنت أشعر بهبود الأيدي الأبوية في كل يوم، وكنت أسير وراء هدفي من غير وضع مشروع، وكنت لا أعرف القواعد ولا الشواذ، وكنت لا أجد الحقيقة إلا لأفقدها، ولكنني عندما أكتشفت مبادئي أتاني كل ما بحثت عنه، فأبصرت في غضون عشرين عامًا بدء كتابي ونموَّه وتقدمه وتمامه.

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