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By Saharai Che

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Montesquieu's belief on liberty referred to living under laws that protect people from harm while leaving people enough freedom to do as much as possible. Although liberty is freedom, Montesquieu believes that it is not freedom to do whatever you want, such as harming people without repercussions. He believes that while individuals should have liberty, government must have some restrictions on it.

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Montesquieu believed that societies benefit from commerce. He believed that all countries benefit from it except the ones with nothing to offer but their land and its production. Commerce encourages countries to establish relations between them and allows people to profit off other countries

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Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws,outlined his theory that explained how the climate may influence the nature of man and society. Montesquieu believed that climate influenced the nature of a man, as one moved to another climate their temperament would alter according to the climate they were in. For example, a person living in a hotter climate were more fearful and amorous.

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Montesquieu believed that not all people were equal. For example, he believed that women were "weaker than men and should obey the commands of their husbands." Although he believed women were inferior to men, he believed women could govern an empire. A women's gentleness and peaceful qualities would prove to be helpful in decision making for government.

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One of Montesquieu's well known beliefs was the separation of power. Montesquieu belief included that government corruption could happen if the system did not include a balance of powers. He conjured up an idea the separated  government authority into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. Each branch included different but equal powers that could limit the power of the other branches so not one branch held superior power.

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The Founding Fathers drew upon Montesquieu's belief, the separation of power, when drafting the Constitution. Montesquieu's ideas influenced the way the Constitution was made, establishing the three branches, and making sure government did not hold all the power.

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