 Montesquieu's philosophy that "government should be set up so that no man need be afraid of another" reminded Madison and others that a free and stable foundation for their new national government required a clearly defined and balanced separation of powers.Besides composing additional works on society and politics, Montesquieu traveled for a number of years through Europe including Austria and Hungary, spending a year in Italy and 18 months in England, where he became a freemason, admitted to the "Horn Tavern" Lodge in Westminster, before resettling in France.He was troubled by poor eyesight, and was completely blind by the time he died from a high fever in 1755.