I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve. - Montesquieu

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I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.

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About Montesquieu

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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I've never known any trouble that an hour's worth of reading didn't assauge

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