The Constitution is treated as America’s attempt at the most perfect government: a clean-slate synthesis of republican, democratic, monarchical, and aristocratic precedents through Montesquieu’s separation of powers.
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Montesquieu
The Constitution is treated as America’s attempt at the most perfect government: a clean-slate synthesis of republican, democratic, monarchical, and aristocratic precedents through Montesquieu’s separation of powers.
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"Right? So, free labor just allows for more economic activity, and therefore, more wealth generation in society. All right? So, these are two competing..."
"...previous Republican, Democratic, Monarchal, Aristocratic systems, and they decide to imitate Montesquieu. Montesquieu was a French thinker who believed in the idea of separation..."
"...is the American system of government that is basically stolen from Montesquieu. All right. The other check and balance is the division between federal,..."
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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