Voltaire
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
There should be one ruler with complete control.
Everyone has natural rights: 1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Property
People should have freedom of speech and religion.
Women should have the same rights as men
Sometimes you have to give up your personal freedom so that society benefits. This is known as the "general will."
Power in government should be divided into 3 branches rather than having it belong to 1 person