From diagnosis to design: understanding power's eternal problem. In this second part of our Montesquieu series, we explore the fundamental challenge that every government in history has faced, and most have failed to solve. Montesquieu observed that power, by its very nature, seeks to expand. It corrupts not because people are evil, but because authority naturally attempts to extend its reach as far as it will go. This was Montesquieu's revolutionary insight: "It is an eternal experience tha...
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From diagnosis to design: understanding power's eternal problem. In this second part of our Montesquieu series, we explore the fundamental challenge that every government in history has faced, and most have failed to solve. Montesquieu observed that power, by its very nature, seeks to expand. It corrupts not because people are evil, but because authority naturally attempts to extend its reach as far as it will go. This was Montesquieu's revolutionary insight: "It is an eternal experience tha...
Locke vs. God: The Philosophical Fight for Freedom of Conscience | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 8
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Locke vs. God: The Philosophical Fight for Freedom of Conscience | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 8
In Part 8 of our John Locke Series, we explore one of the most dangerous and transformative ideas in political philosophy: the freedom of conscience. For centuries, kings and churches ruled together. Faith was not a choice, but it was a command. Then, John Locke dared to say the unthinkable: “The care of souls is not the business of the magistrate.” With this single principle, Locke separated church and state, faith and law, forever changing how we think about religion, freedom, and power. ...
Timeless Thinkers
From diagnosis to design: understanding power's eternal problem. In this second part of our Montesquieu series, we explore the fundamental challenge that every government in history has faced, and most have failed to solve. Montesquieu observed that power, by its very nature, seeks to expand. It corrupts not because people are evil, but because authority naturally attempts to extend its reach as far as it will go. This was Montesquieu's revolutionary insight: "It is an eternal experience tha...
