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 Right to Revolution: John Locke’s Rebellion Against Tyranny | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 7
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The Right to Revolution: John Locke’s Rebellion Against Tyranny | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 7
In Part 7 of our John Locke Series, we reach the most radical idea in all of political philosophy: the right of the people to rebel. For centuries, rulers claimed divine authority. Their power was unquestionable. Then Locke declared: “When government becomes destructive of the ends for which it was created, the people have a right to dissolve it.” This was not just theory — it was a call to revolution. In this episode, we explore: • Locke’s theory of tyranny and the moral limits of obedienc...
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...
