Montesquieu: Separation of powers to keep any branch from getting too strong , Spirit of Laws (limit power of branches of govt with separation of powers- checks & balances & slavery is bad), Locke: People should rebel against a government that doesn’t protect their rights, Natural rights (life, liberty, & property), all people born equal, wrote Two Treatises on Government, Hobbes: Believed people needed a strong government, State of Nature (people want to feel pleasure & avoid pain), Social Contract (people give up freedom to absolute monarchy), Rousseau: people are basically good, society corrupts people, man is born free but everywhere in chains, Social Contract (Individuals should give up some freedoms for benefit of community),

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