Montesquieu

[ mon-tuh-skyoo; French mawn-tes-kyœ ]

/ ˈmɒn təˌskyu; French mɔ̃ tɛsˈkyœ /

noun

Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, 1689–1755, French philosophical writer.

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Examples from the Web for montesquieu

He tends toward the wonky, goes heavy on historical references, and likes to quote folks like Montesquieu.
On CPAC Day 2, the Libertarian Wing Takes Over|Michelle Cottle|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Montesquieu had placed an invocation to the muses in the middle of the "Esprit des Lois."
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
It was history with a thesis, and the gibe of Montesquieu was justifiable.
Landmarks in French Literature|G. Lytton Strachey
Montesquieu said that true divorce must be the result of mutual consent and based on the impossibility of living together.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

Well might the sagacious Montesquieu characterize it as cold-blooded tyranny.
Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland|Henry B. Stanton
Let us complain that Montesquieu has dishonored his work by such paradoxes—but at the same time let us pardon him.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for montesquieu

Montesquieu

/ (French mɔ̃tɛskjø) /

noun

Baron de la Brède et de (barɔ̃ də la brɛd e də), title of Charles Louis de Secondat. 1689–1755, French political philosopher. His chief works are the satirical Lettres persanes (1721) and L'Esprit des lois (1748), a comparative analysis of various forms of government, which had a profound influence on political thought in Europe and the US

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