John Locke: All people are equal and are guaranteed their basic human rights, If the government hurts the people, the people have the right to not obey it(rebel), William Blackstone: Individual rights should be protected for the good of all people, Government cannot take private property, Nobody should ever be wrongly convicted of a crime, Montesquieu: Separation of powers (government power should be divided), Government should have a system of checks and balances, Laws should be "just" (protect the people and for the good of the people),

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