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Jacques Rousseau
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"The Social Contract"; believed that people need freedom, yet need to maintain control of their society
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The Social Contract
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written by Rousseau; motivates reforms in Europe
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Thomas Hobbes
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"Leviathan"; he believed people should give their freedom to one man who would in return protect them
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Leviathan
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written by Hobbes; about the structure of society and the monster 'leviathan' (man in a 'state of nature')
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John Locke
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"Two Treatises on Government"; believed the government derived its power from the people; believed in rights of life, libery, and property
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Natural Rights
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rights inherent in human beings; Declaration of Independence says these rights are life, libery, and the pursuit of happiness
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Consent of the Governed
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the people must agree on the ruler
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Limited Government
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restrictions placed on the ruler/government; i.e. the government cannot take away property
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Two Treatises on Government
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written by John Locke; stated men are in a state of anarchy naturally, that no one should harm another's "natural rights", and that the people have the right to revoly against an oppressive government
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Thomas Paine
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"Common Sense"; revolutionary
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