Home›Articles›Virtue, honor, fear and climate: how Montesquieu explained why governments differArticleVirtue, honor, fear and climate: how Montesquieu explained why governments differArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnMontesquieu, Jurists Well-attested SourcesMontesquieu (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaPolitical philosophyQuote, Political philosophyMontesquieu's political anthropology gave rise to his influential view that forms of government are supported by governing principles: virtue for republics, honor for monarchies, and fear for despotisms.View the SourceLawAtlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.