Originally published in 1748, that is possibly the most masterful and influential book ever written about liberty and justice. Appropriately, it really is a function that profoundly inspired America’s Founding Fathers. Its success was due partially to the actual fact that it was the first systematic treatise on politics, partially to Montesquieu’s tournament of the nobility as well as the Parliaments, but above all towards the brilliant design of his prose.

From the “soul of laws and regulations,” Montesquieu means their raison d’être and the conditions determining their origin, development, and forms. Montesquieu discusses numerous topics, including the general functions of government, relations between your sexes, the morals and traditions of the country, economics and religious beliefs, and the theory of regulation and legislative practice.