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Montesquieu believed in the separation of political power, while Hobbes did not.
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Which of the following describes a common feature of both the French and American revolutions? A. Both conflicts resulted in the establishment of enlightened absolutist leaders. B. Both conflicts were motivated by the writings of John Locke and Charles de Montesquieu. C. Both conflicts succeeded in establishing republican governments that still exist today. D. Both conflicts were important inspirations for the earliest Enlightenment thinkers.
Charles Luis de Secondat baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu was a French political philosopher. He wrote, "The Spirit of Laws," influenced the writing of the American Constitution.
Montesquieu admired England's John Locke -- the famous liberal and empiricist of a preceding generation. And he was influenced by Newton's physics and believed in a god that had made the laws that governed the physical world. But humanity, he believed had a free will and God did not direct human affairs. A god who directed people as if they were puppets, he believed, would not have produced human intelligence. Montesquieu believed that where government was more liberal and where people thought independently, society would be less devoted to religious ritual and more devoted to morality. Pope Benedict XIV respected Montesquieu, but various bishops did not, and they placed on the Church's index of forbidden books Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws, published in 1748. But independence of thought prevailed and the book was a success, going into 22 editions.
Montesquieu believed in the separation of political power, while Hobbes did not.
both conflicts were motivated by the writings of john Locke and charles de montesquieu.
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Charles-Louis Montesquieu was a French political thinker known for his theory of separation of powers.
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Although the idea of having three branches of government has its roots in ancient Greece and the Roman Republic, the modern version is attributed to French Enlightenment political philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu. His writings on the concept were probably most influential on America's Founders.