Lived from 1632 to1704. He was an early English philosopher who lived during the time of the Glorious Revolution. He was a natural rights philosopher who believed in the protection of individual rights that included life, liberty and property

Baron Charles de Montesquieu

A famous French nobleman who lived from 1689 to 1755. His ideas about government and law were recorded in several books. The most influential of these was The Spirit of the Laws written in 1748.

Thomas Hobbes was a political philosopher born in England in 1588. Alarmed by the political unrest since the Puritan Civil War and the beheading of Charles I, Hobbes became convinced that a strong monarchy was essential to deal with disorder.

William Blackstone was born in England in 1723 and educated at Oxford where he studied law. Developing a great interest in common law, he began to lecture on the topic at the university after receiving his Doctorate of Civil Law in 1753.

Francois Marie Arouet was born in Paris in 1694. He took the pen name, Voltaire. He made a name for himself among the refined patrons of the French salons. Salons were intellectual meetings held for discussion of the literary and philosophical.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau was bor in Switzerland in 1712. He moved to France where he became acquainted with Voltaire and Diderot and the ideas of the Enlightenment. His political works contained ideas that helped inspire the later leaders of the Americans.

Born at the end of the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican priest, professor and philosopher who influenced centuries of religious and academic thought.

John Calvin, born in 1509, became one of the most significant leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Originally a Catholic, Calvin was educated in France.

The importance of the "rule of law" in U.S. government can be traced back to the Judeo-Christian code of Moses. In Biblical times the Law of Moses or Mosaic Law regulated all aspects of Jewish life.

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John Locke	Lived from 1632 to1704. He was an early English philosopher who lived during the time of the Glorious Revolution. He was a natural rights philosopher who believed in the protection of individual rights that included life, liberty and property
Baron Charles de Montesquieu	A famous French nobleman who lived from 1689 to 1755. His ideas about government and law were recorded in several books. The most influential of these was The Spirit of the Laws written in 1748.
Thomas Hobbes	Thomas Hobbes was a political philosopher born in England in 1588. Alarmed by the political unrest since the Puritan Civil War and the beheading of Charles I, Hobbes became convinced that a strong monarchy was essential to deal with disorder.
William Blackstone	William Blackstone was born in England in 1723 and educated at Oxford where he studied law. Developing a great interest in common law, he began to lecture on the topic at the university after receiving his Doctorate of Civil Law in 1753.
Voltaire	Francois Marie Arouet was born in Paris in 1694. He took the pen name, Voltaire. He made a name for himself among the refined patrons of the French salons. Salons were intellectual meetings held for discussion of the literary and philosophical.
Jean Jacques Rousseau	Jean Jacques Rousseau was bor in Switzerland in 1712. He moved to France where he became acquainted with Voltaire and Diderot and the ideas of the Enlightenment. His political works contained ideas that helped inspire the later leaders of the Americans.
Thomas Aquinas	Born at the end of the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican priest, professor and philosopher who influenced centuries of religious and academic thought.
John Calvin	John Calvin, born in 1509, became one of the most significant leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Originally a Catholic, Calvin was educated in France.
Moses	The importance of the "rule of law" in U.S. government can be traced back to the Judeo-Christian code of Moses. In Biblical times the Law of Moses or Mosaic Law regulated all aspects of Jewish life.

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