This man argued that republics become corrupt when they lose the love of virtue that animates them, just as love of fear animates tyrannies.
This man argued that republics become corrupt when they lose the love of virtue that animates them, just as love of fear animates tyrannies. Possibly inspiring Rousseau, this man linked despotic slavery to hotter climates. This man wrote about Roxana, who commits suicide after the Chief Eunuch in her harem writes to Rica's traveling companion Usbek in one fictional work. This native of La Brède mocked his own continent from a (*) foreigner's perspective in his satirical Persian Letters. He also valorized the political system of England for the ability of Parliament and judges to check the king there. For 10 points, name this French Enlightenment-era baron whose book The Spirit of the Laws argued for preserving liberty via separation of powers.
This man argued that republics become corrupt when they lose the love of virtue that animates them, just as love of fear animates tyrannies.
{Montesquieu} [or {Charles}-{Louis de Secondat,} Baron of La Brède and of Montesquieu; accept either underlined part]