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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was John Locke? | He was an natural rights philosopher who believed in the protection of individual rights that included life, liberty and property. |
| What else did John Locke do? | John Locke worked as a physician, helped write a colonial constitution, wrote about education and religion |
| Who was Baron Charles de Montesquieu | He proposed the separation of powers Legislative (makes law), Executive (enforces law), Judicial (evaluates law) |
| Who was Thomas Hobbes? | He is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, where he argued that society needs a strong central ruler to maintain peace and prevent chaos. |
| Who was William Blackstone? | Known for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the best-known description of the doctrines of the English common law |
| Who was Voltaire? | a famous French writer, historian, and philosopher of the Enlightenment. |
| Who was Jean Jacques Rousseau? | was a major philosopher, writer, and political thinker from Geneva. His ideas helped shape the Age of Enlightenment, modern education, and the French Revolution. |