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“In the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.”

Quote by Baron de Montesquieu

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Baron de Montesquieu

Baron de Montesquieu, a French Enlightenment thinker, jurist, historian, and politician, was born on January 18, 1689, and died on February 10, 1755. He is one of the most important thinkers in the history of Western political thought, known for his contributions to the theory of the separation of powers. more

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