A Commentary and Review of Montesquieu’s Spirit of Laws
Authors of source text
Antoine-Louis-Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy
Contributions
- Antoine-Louis-Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy
- author
- Thomas Jefferson
- translator
- William Duane
- publisher
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Notes
'And I have thought the errors of his book, the more important to be corrected, as its truths are numerous, and of powerful influence on the opinions of society. (...) This is the eminent advantage of the country in which I write. Had its language been more familiar to me, I should with pleasure have made it the original medium of submitting to you my reflections, and of explaining the grounds of my cordial esteem for the principles of your government. Their translation, however, is committed to one well skilled in both languages, and, should it be desired at any future time, the original composition shall be at the command of those for whom it has been written'.