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Quotation from The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu
“The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.”
The Spirit of the Laws, Book XV, ch. 1, trans. Nugent
Montesquieu opens his books on servitude by judging slavery useful neither to the slave nor to the master, whom it accustoms to the want of moral virtues.
Citation: "The state of slavery is in its own nature bad." — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, Book XV, ch. 1, trans. Nugent. (id the-spirit-of-the-laws-q7)
Portrait: Montesquieu, De l'Esprit des loix (1st ed, 1748, vol 1, title page), Smuconlaw., Public domain.
