Is the following statement true?
"Montesquieu contributed to the philosophical and political works of the European Enlightenment." Step-by-step reasoning process:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Montesquieu wrote extensively about politics, philosophy, and also produced novels during the period generally referred to as the Enlightenment. Therefore, the final answer is yes.