Montesquieu

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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)

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It is a commonplace of the classical literature on Empire, from Polybius to Montesquieu and Gibbon, that Empire is from its inception decadent and corrupt. Antonio Negri

A fantastic source that covers the origins of social science (Vico and Montesquieu), through Hegel and Marx to the main schools of thought in this area: Durkheim, Mannheim, phenomenological-sociological approaches. Source: Internet

Drawing from his wide knowledge of European philosophers such as Locke and Montesquieu, Jefferson’s Declaration encapsulated the wisest and freest political theories of the centuries. Source: Internet

Dunlop, p. 433; citing Montesquieu: "Louis established the greatness of France by building Versailles and Marly." Source: Internet

European thought in the eighteenth century: From Montesquieu to Lessing (1965) * Kaiser, Thomas E. "This Strange Offspring of Philosophie: Recent Historiographical Problems in Relating the Enlightenment to the French Revolution." Source: Internet

Montesquieu emphasized the need for balanced forces pushing against each other to prevent tyranny (reflecting the influence of Polybius 's 2nd century BC treatise on the checks and balances of the Roman Republic ). Source: Internet

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