Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permits.

La liberté est le droit de faire tout ce que les lois permettent

Montesquieu

The Spirit of the Laws

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

Montesquieu

Source

The Spirit of the Laws

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Political literature

Statement Type

Definition

Language

French

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Secondat, Charles Baron de Montesquieu [published anonymously]. L'Esprit de Lois [The Spirit of Laws]. Geneva: Barrillot & Fils, 1748, bk. 11, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Secondat, Charles Baron de Montesquieu. The Spirit of Laws. Prometheus, 2002, bk. 11, ch. 3.

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When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.

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Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
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Poor Richard's Almanack
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Time
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Era
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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

Current Citation

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Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela
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English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Mandela, Nelson. Statement declining offer of freedom. Presented by Zindzi Mandela. 10 Feb. 1985, Jabulani Stadium, Soweto, South Africa, Africa.

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This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons hitherto brought forward in explanation of this fact has seemed adequate.

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Patriarchy

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Simone de Beauvoir
Source
The Second Sex
Genre
Historical literature Feminist literature
Language
French
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Deuxième Sexe [The Second Sex]. Vol. 1, Gallimard, 1949.

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De Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex, translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.

Another quote of the following type Definition

Politics is show business for ugly people.

Bill Miller

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Topic
Politics
Speaker
Bill Miller
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1991 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Miller, Bill. Quoted in Dallas Morning News. 13 Oct. 1991.