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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:philosopher
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gptkbp:associated_with
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liberalism
social contract theory
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gptkbp:born
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January 18, 1689
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gptkbp:children
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three
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gptkbp:contribution
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separation of powers
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gptkbp:died
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February 10, 1755
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Bordeaux
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them."
" In the state of nature, all men are equal."
" Liberty is the right to do what the laws permit."
" There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice."
" The spirit of the laws is the spirit of the people."
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:political_theory
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gptkbp:has_a_focus_on
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gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkb:social_democracy
gptkb:historical_context
gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:social_justice
political stability
public policy
government accountability
individual rights
political ideologies
human nature
political culture
civil society
economic systems
cultural relativism
authoritarianism
social institutions
civic virtue
statecraft
political ethics
law and governance
political liberty
government types
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Henri Montesquieu
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkb:Enlightenment
comparative politics
modern political science
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:the_Enlightenment
gptkb:political_theory
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:Aristotle
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:The_Spirit_of_the_Laws
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Persian_Letters
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Bordeaux,_France
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marie_Françoise_de_Pesnel
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Baron
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gptkbp:work_period
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gptkb:18th_century
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Montesquieu
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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