During the Age of Enlightenment,French philosopher René Descartes declared that liberty could be secured only if government was divided into four distinct branches,with the ability to check and balance each other.

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While Descartes was a prominent intellectual figure during the Age of Enlightenment, the idea of dividing government into four distinct branches with checks and balances was actually proposed by Montesquieu in his book "The Spirit of the Laws" published in 1748.

During the Age of Enlightenment,French Philosopher René Descartes Declared That