Enlightenment Flashcards
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Locke said that if the government does not protect our rights we can…
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Overthrow the government
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Thomas Hobbes said that we need a strong government to control people, because…
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People are selfish and evil
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“I don’t agree with a word you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.”
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Voltaire
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Who called for the separation of powers (executive, judicial & legislative)?
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Montesquieu
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Who wrote the social contract?
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Rousseau
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John Locke mentioned three natural rights:
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Life, liberty & property
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Voltaire said that we should have freedom of…
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Thought & expression
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What is absolutism?
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Having complete power over a country and not accepting opinions from others
