... of constancy in man's history reveals liberty as a matter of development rather than a principled right. Although Rousseau's influence overshadowed Montesquieu's in European thought, the latter's influence in America was substantial. Daniel Fowle, who advanced the notion that legislative authority and power derived from the liberty of the people, the exclusive guardians of their Constitution, was particularly influenced by the illustrious Frenchman ... ...

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