Lesson 69 of 84 · Enlightenment
⭐ 30 XPenlightenment: Lesson 69
Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu championed freedom of speech and the separation of powers, respectively.
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Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu championed freedom of speech and the separation of powers, respectively. Voltaire criticized the French government and the Catholic Church, advocating for civil liberties and tolerance. Montesquieu's work, 'The Spirit of the Laws,' proposed that government should be divided into branches to prevent any one group from gaining too much power. These ideas not only shaped political theory during the Enlightenment but also had lasting impacts on modern democratic systems.
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Voltaire advocated for freedom of speech.
Montesquieu introduced the idea of separation of powers.
Both philosophers significantly influenced modern democratic systems.
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