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...
The Problem Locke Couldn’t Solve: Liberty Without Chaos | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 9
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The Problem Locke Couldn’t Solve: Liberty Without Chaos | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 9
Even John Locke, the great defender of freedom, consent, and limited government, left behind one question he could never fully answer: How can a society remain free while still being governed? In this episode of Timeless Thinkers, we explore the paradox at the heart of Locke’s political philosophy, the tension between individual liberty and collective authority. Locke believed government exists to protect natural rights: life, liberty, and property. But if government can use force to enforce...
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...
