Question
what does this quote by Baron de Montesquieu mean?
What, then is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political.”
What, then is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political.”
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GPT 3.5
This quote means that the government serves as a link or intermediary between the people and the ruler, responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws to ensure the freedom of both individual citizens and the state as a whole.