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Baron de Montesquieu

Baron de Montesquieu was a philospher during the Enlightenmen t period. He wrote "The Spririt of the Laws" in 1748. The main point of his philosophy is to avoid the abuse of power through a series of checks and balances placed on the goverment. He also believed in the seperation of power into different branches (judicail, executive, and legeslative). Montesquieu's philosophy can be seen in the current goverment of the United States which is divided into three branches just like he says to balance out power.

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