This paper discusses Charles de Secondat, Baron de la Montesquieu. He is vastly honored and credited for his contribution to the democratic structure of the United States of America, so that due partly to his brilliance, America fell into serious civil bloodshed only once in more than 200 years. He advocated constitutionalism civil liberties, the abolition of slavery, moderation and peace, social and economic justice, and the rule of law, the balance of power and social equality. He viewed republic and despotic governments as inversely proportionate, in that in republican governments, men were equal and everything, while in despotic governments, they were equal and nothing. He went up against all forms of extremism and fanaticism and against despotic rule by individuals or groups.
