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| Thomas Hobbes | • Human nature – people are generally bad • Developed Social contract theory - used to gain security • Need for Absolutism – strong government |
| John Locke | • Men are born with Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property • Men are born Tabula Rasa – Blank Slate • Social Contract – Protect Natural Rights • Right to Overthrow Government |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | • People need a Social Contract • Bad governments have prevented people from having their natural rights • The General Will |
| Montesquieu | • Separation of Powers • Checks and balances |
| Voltaire | • Freedom of Speech • Religious Toleration • Belief in “Enlightened” Absolutism/Despotism |
| Robespierre | • Revolutionary Leader during the Reign of Terror |
| Thomas Jefferson | • Believed that people have the right to overthrow their government • People have three inalienable rights, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | • Overthrew the French Government via a Coup de tat • Thought of himself as an enlightened despot (absolutist) |
