In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot cont…

Baron de Montesquieu
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In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law. ✨ Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). The Spirit of Laws, p.156, Library of Alexandria
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In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law. ✨ Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). The Spirit of Laws, p.156, Library of Alexandria

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