Hobbes: Leviathan, Absolute monarchs are needed to keep order, stability, & security within society, Locke: 2 Treatises of Government, People are born with “natural rights” and governments exist only to protect these natural freedoms, Montesquieu: Spirit of the Laws, Power and authority in the government should be split up, acting as a system of accountability towards each other, Rousseau: The Social Contract, People “give up” some natural freedoms when entering the societal agreement of a government & leadership, Voltaire: Encyclopedie, The decision making of a government and decision making of a church needs to be kept apart from each other,

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