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