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Most famous work is Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
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Man was greedy, selfish, and cruel
Strong government
Supported absolute monarchs
Exchange freedoms for organized society
Thomas Hobbes
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Men should give up their rights and freedoms for an organized society
Thomas Hobbes
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Most famous work was Two Treatises of Government
John Locke
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All men have natural right (life, liberty, and property)
Government should protect rights
John Locke
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Natural state of mankind is reasonable and moral
John Locke
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The government is limited and protects the right of people
John Locke
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Most famous work was Candide
Voltaire
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He believed in the freedom of speech
Voltaire
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People should be punished through labor
Everyone has free speech
Voltaire
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Freedom of speech
Voltaire
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Most famous work was Spirit of the Laws
Baron de Montesquieu
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The government's power should be balanced between three branches
Baron de Montesquieu
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There are now three branches of US Government with checks and balances
Baron de Montesquieu
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Most famous work was The Social Contract
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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People were basically good, and that society, and its unequal distribution of wealth, were the cause of most problems
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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Everyone has the right to their land
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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