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AP Euro - Unit 5: A Shifting Society (People)
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Baron de Montesquieu
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French aristocrat who wanted to limit royal absolutism; Wrote The Spirit of Laws, urging that power be separated between executive, legislative, and judicial branches, each balancing out the others, thus preventing despotism and preserving freedom.
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