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Full Idea
The good man is he whose goodness is not Christian, but rather political, in the sense I have given. Such a man loves the laws of his land and is moved to act by them.
Gist of Idea
True goodness is political, and consists of love of and submission to the laws
Source
Baron de Montesquieu (The Spirit of the Laws (rev. 1757) [1748], Intro)
Book Ref
Montesquieu,Baron de: 'Selected Political Writings', ed/tr. Richter,Melvin [Hackett 1990], p.106
A Reaction
I take this to have a lot in common with Aristotle, whose simple slogan for virtue I take to as 'be a good citizen'.