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Excerpt from Montesquieu's Considerations on the Causes of the Grandeur and Decadence of the Romans: A New Translation, Together With an Introduction, Critical and Illustrative Notes, and an Analytical Index It will be seen that the book is by no means a mere translation of Montesquieu's treatise; but that, beyond this, the Romans are used as a nexus for all antiquity, and the general movement. Of the world's civilization sought to be inferred. There must be errors; but in view of the nature and difficulties of the task undertaken, it seems oh vions that criticism should be considerate and candid - no more is asked. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.