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The Spirit of the Laws Information
1,163 words, approx. 4 pages
 The Spirit of Laws (French: De l'esprit des lois) is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in 1748. Originally published anonymously partly because Montesquieu's works were subject to...




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In the Spirit of the Law
02/05/2007: 1,073 words, approx. 4 pages When the state Legislature amended the Commonwealths drunk-driving measures in 2003, it enacted the so-called 'per se' law, which criminalizes the act of driving with a .08 bloodalcohol level at the time of operation. This is an irrebuttable provision, said Stephen Monsein, a...
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 Monarch Notes
Montesquieu: Spirit Of Laws
01/01/1963: 2,710 words, approx. 9 pages Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Spirit Of Laws Introduction: The publication of this work in 1748 represents the culmination of twenty years of slow, ripening scholarship. During this period Montesquieu was gathering his materials, checking his data, polishing his prose style, and in general putting together...
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Flood of campaign operatives cause worry
12/14/2007: 778 words, approx. 3 pages Will they be checking for out-of-state IDs at the caucuses?The major presidential campaigns are flooding the state with hundreds of field staffers, and there's at least some concern that those operatives could show up for the Jan. 3 precinct caucuses and distort the outcome of...
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N.J. veterans angry over education bill
1/12/2007: 473 words, approx. 2 pages For World War II veteran Sam Stia, a legislative proposal that would cease requiring New Jersey schools to teach about Veterans Day and Memorial Day can be summed up in two words. "That's wrong," Stia, 83, said Thursday from his Hamilton home, where he flies...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Sharon Krause
14,896 words, approx. 50 pages
 In this essay, Kraus applies the philosophy of Montesquieu's De l'esprit des lois to modern American politics, arguing that his concept of honor is necessary to contain the growth of sovereign power and to protect individual liberties. Acknowledging that honor is not wholly virtuous, Krause suggests that honor nonetheless works to channel personal ambition for the public good instead of attempting to suppress self-interest altogether.


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