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According to Montesquieu, each branch of government could limit the power of the other two branches. Therefore, no branch of the government could threaten the freedom of the people. His ideas about separation of powers became the basis for the United States Constitution.

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He influenced the divided power of government in branches.

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Born January 18, 1689, Château La Brède, near Bordeaux, France—died February 10, 1755, Paris

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Charles-Louis de Secondat