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In France, Baron de Montesquieu a French political analyst who lived during the Age of Enlightenment was best known for his thoughts on the separation of powers.

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Montesquieu in his postulation advocated that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept one other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. He believed that uniting these powers, as in the monarchy of Louis XIV, would lead to despotism.

In France, Montesquieu advocated the Separation of Power

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