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=== Montesquieu ===
=== Montesquieu ===
* 1689-1755
* full name Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
* French philosopher and political thinker
* most clearly articulated the idea of "separation of powers"
* studied the past to determine the best forms of government


=== Isaac Newton ===
=== Isaac Newton ===
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* 1694-1778
* 1694-1778
* French philosopher and writer
* French philosopher and writer
* real name =
* "Voltaire" ''is 'nom de pleume''" (pen name), derived from an anagram
* ideas:
* ideas:
** freedom of speech
** freedom of speech