In the Spirit of Laws, Montesquieu advocates for a constitutional style of government. In this constitutional government, there would be separation of powers between different branches of the central government. Giving specific powers to each branch would ensure that no one portion of the government became too powerful. This idea is known today as the system of checks and balances.
These ideas introduced by Montesquieu inspired different forms of government all over the world, including the United States. Our US Constitution is based on many of these concepts, as we have separation of powers and a system of checks and balances between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches.
The American way of life is the biggest threat to the American way of life.
We act as if we believe that we own and run the world. Careless, wasteful, more than a little bit cocky and self-centered — these traits have defined Americans and our way of life for several generations. It is time for us to become more thoughtful, careful stewards of our natural resources, and more respectful of those other nations with whom we share the earth. If we fail to adjust our attitude, it will become literally impossible for future Americans to enjoy anything like the lifestyle the baby boomers, their parents, and subsequent generations have enjoyed.
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That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed