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As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease

Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s polarization.

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The Conversation: As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease — by Robert A. Ballingall, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine

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