Discussing "The Spirit Of The Laws" By Montesquieu

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Spirit Of The Laws," which was written by Montesquieu and published in 1748.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Some History Of Aquitaine, The Huguenots, And Montesquieu's Life
• 5:36 General Information About "The Spirit Of The Laws"
• 7:52 Beginning Of Passages – "A Stranger Who Intermeddled In The Assembles Of The People"
• 9:29 Human Society And Violence
• 12:29 In The Absence Of Virtue In Society, What Fills The Void?
• 16:03 The Effect Of Despotism On The Individual
• 18:03 Laws Written According To The People To Be Governed
• 19:55 Government, Virtue, And Music
• 21:49 "The Descent To Vice Is Insensible; But There Is No Reascending To Virtue Without Making The Most Generous Efforts"
• 23:52 "A Swarm Of Informers – Crafty Wicked Men, Who Could Stoop To Any Indignity To Serve The Purposes Of Their Ambition"
• 25:05 The Political Problem Of Wealth And Luxury
• 27:34 Women Under Despotic Governments
• 29:13 Despotism Desolating The Frontier For The Heart Of Empire
• 32:21 Why Despots Do Not Build Castles
• 34:22 Foreign Wars Dividing The Public
• 35:04 Governors Seeking To Weaken The Populace
• 38:10 On Taxes
• 40:10 Double Usury
• 41:04 Roman Laws, Honors, Privileges, And Penalties Encouraging Marriage And Childbearing
• 45:09 "My Business Is Not To Make People Read, But To Make Them Think"
• 47:28 Closing