Montesquieu Quote

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.


Book XIX, Chapter 2. - De l'Esprit des Lois (1748)


Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.