With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths. - Montesquieu

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With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.

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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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Самата природа мъдро се погрижва хорските глупости да бъдат преходни, а книгите ги правят безсмъртни.

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