Montesquieu
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Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.
Portrait by an anonymous artist, c. 1753–1794
Château de la Brède, Montesquieu's birthplace
Montesquieu's 1748 De l'Esprit des loix
Montesquieu on the 200 French franc note
Separation of powers
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The separation of powers principle functionally differentiates several types of state power and requires these operations of government to be conceptually and institutionally distinct and clearly arti
Montesquieu
…generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for propagating the term despotism in the modern political lexicon…
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