“An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.”

Charles de Montesquieu

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About Charles de Montesquieu

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Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in...

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