"Without government our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short"
Freedom of Speech
English Advocate for Women's Rights
Voltaire
People are the source of the government's power
Locke
People give up some rights in return for protection
Rousseau
"No man has any natural authority over his fellow man"
People are wicked and need strong government
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Wollstonecraft
"Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience"
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
Government should have checks and balances
"All people have natural rights including life, liberty, and property"
"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them"