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"In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state."

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About Montesquieu

Montesquieu was a French political philosopher and jurist of the Enlightenment. He is best known for The Spirit of Laws and for his influential articulation of the separation of powers in government.

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