Natural rights philosopher who believed in the protection of individual rights that included life, liberty, and property.

Baron Charles de Montesquieu

He proposed separating the powers of government so that power would not be concentrated in the hands of one person or one group of people.

Believed people needed to enter into a "social contract" with an absolute monarch, in this case, the people would agree to form a state and give that state absolute power to preserve order.

Created a book called, "Commentaries on the Laws of England", was the best known description of English law.

He often wrote of the need for free speech and religious toleration, making him an early contributor in the struggle to guarantee these freedoms to society.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

He asserted that men were by nature good, but had agreed to laws and government to preserve their private property and wealth. As a result, they were no longer free and were enslaved by the government.

Published his ideas in a book called "Summa Theologica", in it he used the arguments of Aristotle to prove the most basic religious beliefs with logic and reason.

Attempted to make Geneva the model Christian community with an elected city council and elders or lay ministers selected by that council. Left a significant mark on Protestant theology.

Lead the Hebrew people from slavery by the Egyptians and was given the first of these laws, the Ten Commandments, as the Hebrews were trying to get to their homeland

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Question	Answer
John Locke	Natural rights philosopher who believed in the protection of individual rights that included life, liberty, and property.
Baron Charles de Montesquieu	He proposed separating the powers of government so that power would not be concentrated in the hands of one person or one group of people.
Thomas Hobbes	Believed people needed to enter into a "social contract" with an absolute monarch, in this case, the people would agree to form a state and give that state absolute power to preserve order.
William Blackstone	Created a book called, "Commentaries on the Laws of England", was the best known description of English law.
Voltaire	He often wrote of the need for free speech and religious toleration, making him an early contributor in the struggle to guarantee these freedoms to society.
Jean Jacques Rousseau	He asserted that men were by nature good, but had agreed to laws and government to preserve their private property and wealth. As a result, they were no longer free and were enslaved by the government.
Thomas Aquinas	Published his ideas in a book called "Summa Theologica", in it he used the arguments of Aristotle to prove the most basic religious beliefs with logic and reason.
John Calvin	Attempted to make Geneva the model Christian community with an elected city council and elders or lay ministers selected by that council. Left a significant mark on Protestant theology.
Moses	Lead the Hebrew people from slavery by the Egyptians and was given the first of these laws, the Ten Commandments, as the Hebrews were trying to get to their homeland

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