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Thomas Hobbes |
Wrote the Leviathan Thought that people were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish. Thought that without direct govn't control society would be in mass chaos. |
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John Locke |
Wrote: Two Treatises of Government He believed that people were basically reasonable, moral, and had certain rights. Thought that the government had limited power and was accepted by all people |
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Baron de Montesquie |
Wrote: The Spirit of the Laws Believed in checks and balances and 3 separate branches. He wanted to protect people from Tyranny. |
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Voltaire |
" My trade is to say what I think" Supported freedom of thought and speech. opposed inequality and injustice. |
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Denis Diderot |
Wrote: Encyclopedia Wanted to change the general way of thinking. He helped spread Enlightenment ideas throughout the world. |
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Jean Jacques Rousseau |
Wrote: The Social Contract Believed people were basically good but were corrupted by the evils of society. Majority Rules! |
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Events that lead to the American Revolution |
Taxes forced on the colonists |
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