If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy
About the Author Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, a French philosopher and satirist, left an indelible mark on the Enlightenment era. Born on January 18, 1689, at Château La Brède near Bordeaux, France, Montesquieu hailed from a noble family. His father, Jacques de Secondat, belonged to an old military lineage that had been ennobled… Mehr lesen "If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy