French Revolution

“Sapere aude! [Dare to think!] Have courage to use your own reason!- that is the motto of enlightenment.”

“[In a state of nature, without governments, life would be] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

“All people are born free and equal with natural rights: life, liberty, and property

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

“The best way to preserve freedom is to divide authority.”

• "Man is born free and everywhere is in chains.”
• [Society restricts man because the strongest create unjust laws, thus destroying freedom & equality.]

“Punishment is justified only to defend the social contract and to ensure that everyone will be motivated to abide by it. The method of punishment selected should be that which serves the greatest public good.”

“Let woman share the rights and she will imitate the virtues of men; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated.”