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What I have here advanced is confirmed by the unanimous testimony of historians, and is extremely agreeable to the nature of things. For it is clear … - Montesquieu
" "What I have here advanced is confirmed by the unanimous testimony of historians, and is extremely agreeable to the nature of things. For it is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the execution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is less need of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.
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About Montesquieu
Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), also known as Charles de Montesquieu, was a French political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment and is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers.
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Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
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Charles-Louis de Secondat
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Baron de Montesquieu
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Charles Louis de Secondat de Montesquieu
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De Montesquieu
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Charles Louis de Montesquieu
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