Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.


De l'Esprit des Lois (1748) [The Spirit of the Laws]

Montesquieu Quotes

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his...

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his...

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his...

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his...