BARON DE MONTESQUIEU/charles louis montesquieu

BIRTH/DEATH DATE

• Born in 1689
• Died in 1755

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COUNTRY

• Born in La BrÈde, France
• Died in Paris, France

QUOTE

• USELESS LAWS WEAKEN THE NECESSARY LAWS.
• The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
• is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
• Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
• We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.
• Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

MONTESQUIEU SYMBOL

WHO HE WAS:

• A French noble
• Political philosopher

THINGS MONTESQUIEU DID FOR THE GOVERNMENT

• Said that the executive branch can check the power of the legislature through the veto while the legislature branch can check the executive though impeachment.