The custom of having many wives is a bad one, not so much on account of the inconvenience it causes to the husbands, as on account of that which it creates for the wives.
— Montesquieu Early Modern

Separation of powers

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Context

Persian Letters, Letter 114 (Rica to Usbek)

Date / Period

1721

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1359/1359-h/1359-h.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

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