Montesquieu — "In a state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue i…"
In a state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality.
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The Spirit of the Laws, Book VIII, Chapter III: Of the Spirit of Extreme Equality
Date: 1748
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