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Charles de Montesquieu (Ethics (Ready Reference series))

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Born Charles-Louis de Secondat, Montesquieu grew up in and around Bordeaux, where he studied law and sat in the parlement. He disliked the tyrannical and warlike tendencies of the governments of Louis XIV and the Regency. Montesquieu became the most popular critic of the French government, Church, and social customs with his satirical Persian Letters. After being admitted to the French Academy, he traveled throughout Europe. He idealized England as a model of liberty, independent judiciary, and commerce. His Spirit of the Laws, which...

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