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- DictionaryMon·tes·quieu, Charles/ˌmäntiˈskyo͞o/
- 1. Baron de La Brède et de (1689–1755), French political philosopher; born Charles Louis de Secondat. He is best known for L'Esprit des lois (1748), a comparative study of political systems in which he championed the separation of judicial, legislative, and executive powers as being most conducive to individual liberty.
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4 days ago · The political philosopher Montesquieu introduced the idea of a separation of powers in a government, a concept which was enthusiastically adopted by the authors of the United States Constitution.
1 day ago · Montesquieu was of course a huge influence on the Founders of our nation, and his thinking regarding the separation of powers informed both the structure of our Madisonian Constitution and our foundational jurisprudence. For instance, Associate Justice Samuel Chase echoed Montesquieu in his 1798 U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Calder v.
1 day ago · Baruch ( de) Spinoza [b] (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin.
22 hours ago · John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London. John Locke ( / lɒk /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism ".
3 days ago · Pseudonym of: François-Marie Arouet. Born: November 21, 1694, Paris, France. Died: May 30, 1778, Paris (aged 83) Notable Works: “Adélaïde du Guesclin” “Alzire” “An Essay on Universal History, the Manners and Spirit of Nations from the Reign of Charlemaign to the Age of Lewis XIV” “Brutus” “Candide” “Diatribe du docteur Akakia”
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3 days ago · The issue of what kind of veto power the King would have in the constitution—absolute or suspensive—had been divisive, but the King’s use of the veto in defense of refractory clergy and émigrés helped undermine his popular support and greatly facilitated the fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792. Tags. Glossary. Citation.
5 days ago · French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) synonyms: Charles Louis de Secondat, Montesquieu. see more.
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