How did baron de montesquieu’s beliefs differ from those of thomas hobbes?

Montesquieu believed that governments should have checks and balances, while Hobbes believed that governments should have absolute power.

Montesquieu introduced the concept of the division of the powers in an state. These powers are the legislative (a Parliament), executive (a government) and judiciary (court system). Besides,  he promoted the implementation of the system of Checks and Balances in order to ensure that none of the branches possess too much power to override the others.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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