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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Locke | Believed people are born with natural rights (life, liberty, property). Government gets power from the people and can be overthrown if it fails to protect those rights. |
| Voltaire | Supported freedom of speech and religion. Believed in tolerance, even for ideas you disagree with. |
| Baron de Montesquieu | Believed government power should be divided into branches (separation of powers) with checks and balances to prevent abuse. |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Believed in the social contract where people give up some freedom for protection. Government should follow the “general will” (majority rule). |
| Thomas Hobbes | Believed people need a strong government (Leviathan) to avoid chaos. People give up freedoms for safety under an absolute ruler. |
| Mary Wollstonecraft | Early feminist who argued women should have equal rights, including education, property ownership, voting, and divorce rights. |