Montesquieu, Baron de
. The Spirit of the Laws
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3. Of the Condition of Children.
It is a dictate of reason that when there is a marriage, children should follow the station or condition of the father; and that when there is not, they can belong to the mother only. 5
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[5] For this reason, among nations that have slaves, the child almost always follows the station or condition of the mother.