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Similarities Between Benjamin Franklin And Baron De Montesquieu

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The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement that took place in mainly Europe, and mainly in North America during the late 17th century and early 18th century. In my opinion, Benjamin Franklin, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke were the most important philosophers.
The first philosopher was Benjamin Franklin. He was a American thinker, a diplomat, and inventor he traveled frequently between the American colonies and Europe during the Enlightenment. Ben Franklin’s travels made a exchange of ideas between Europe and the colonies, which were unhappy with England’s monarchical rule over them. Ben applied influence on the new government's formation in the United States. The second philosopher was Baron de Montesquieu he was the main political

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