The Spirit of the Laws Audiobook (Free)

Originally published in 1748, this is most likely the most masterful and influential book ever written on the subject of liberty and justice. Appropriately, it is a function that profoundly influenced America’s Founding Fathers. Its achievement was due partially to the actual fact that it was the first organized treatise on politics, partially to Montesquieu’s championship from the nobility and the Parliaments, but most importantly to the brilliant design of his prose.

By the “spirit of laws and regulations,” Montesquieu means their raison d’être as well as the conditions determining their origin, development, and forms. Montesquieu discusses many topics, including the general features of government, relationships between your sexes, the morals and customs of the nation, economics and religion, and the theory of regulation and legislative practice.