Montesquieu
Americannoun
noun
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As Montesquieu had emphasized, they were especially desirable for a republic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Like Montesquieu, Locke advocated for a separation of governmental powers in which the legislative, not the executive, would be supreme.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023
These politicians were drawing on the writings of Enlightenment intellectuals such as Montesquieu and John Locke, studying historical examples from ancient Greece and Rome, and embracing key elements of English governance and common law.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
As James Madison, French philosopher Montesquieu, and even Chief Justice Roberts himself have noted, such a combination of powers creates the risk of tyranny.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2022
Montesquieu at first denounced them with unqualified energy, but in his later years in some degree modified his opinions.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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