Mary Wollstonecraft and Enlightenment Thinkers

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He said that “no man has any natural authority over what?

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Over his fellow men

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Who wrote the book “Leviathan” and argued that a strong government is needed to keep order?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Who believed that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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According to Thomas Hobbes, if a government fails its obligations or violates people’s natural rights, the people have the right to overthrow that government.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Who is famous for articulating the theory of separation of powers, which influenced many modern constitutions?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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______________________ was a French philosopher known for defending freedom of speech, religious toleration, and the separation of church and state.

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Voltaire

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Who wrote The Social Contract and believed that government is an agreement or contract between ruler and people?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Who advocated for women’s rights and wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman?

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Mary Wollstonecraft