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