Relier Pairs Modern Political PhilosophyVersion en ligne Matching a philosopher with his ideas par Kristin Morgan (Teacher - Social Studies) 1 Permanent factions (like political parties) lead to revolutions and civil wars when members put the good of the faction ahead of the good of the nation. 2 Any law not rooted in the natural law (justice) is invalid 3 Natural law is innate in humans, part of God's design, and cannot be abolished or altered by any government 4 A constitution unites a nation by providing not just the shape of government but a shared understanding of the purpose of government 5 The best form of government is a mix of monarchy and democracy 6 Argued for tripartite government as the best form 7 All men are born free, equal, and autonomous 8 The right to overthrow a destructive government 9 Republics must be responsive to the changing needs of the citizens 10 Citizens keep their sovereignty instead of giving it to the government Plato Thomas Hobbes Cicero Jean Jacques Rousseau Thomas Aquinas Niccolo Machiavelli Aristotle John Locke Baron de Montesquieu David Hume