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Quotation from The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu
“Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things.”
The Spirit of the Laws, Book I, ch. 1, trans. Nugent
The opening definition of the whole work, which extends the idea of law from God and nature to human societies.
Citation: "Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things." — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, Book I, ch. 1, trans. Nugent. (id the-spirit-of-the-laws-q1)
Portrait: Montesquieu, De l'Esprit des loix (1st ed, 1748, vol 1, title page), Smuconlaw., Public domain.
