Zeal for the advancement of religion is different from a due attachment to it; and that in order to love it and fulfill its behests, it is not necess… - Montesquieu

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Zeal for the advancement of religion is different from a due attachment to it; and that in order to love it and fulfill its behests, it is not necessary to hate and persecute those who are opposed to it.

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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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The desire for glory is no different from that instinct for preservation that is common to all creatures. It is as if we enhance our being if we can gain a place in the memory of others; it is a new life that we acquire, which becomes as precious to us as the one we received from Heaven.

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