Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power. If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it were joined to the executive power, the judge could have the force of an oppressor
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In this passage, Montesquieu references a. Enlightened despotism b. A policy of mercantilism c. A separation of powers d. A social contract