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Limit government as much as possible as long as the rights of the people are reserved

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Government should no use violence to persuade its people

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He thought people are born intrinsically good-- consumerism and economic progression corrupt the purity of heart

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He believed people should have the power to revolt if the government wasn't fulfilling its role in promoting natural rights

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He believed in the social contract theory. He thought people have to give up certain freedoms in order to receive benefits from the government.

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Humans are naturally free and equal-- he believed in an egalitarian philosophy.

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Government's purpose is to protect the natural rights of its citizens

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Even though he didn't explicitly support authoritarian rule, he believed it to be the best way a government can rule its people.

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#2 self loathe- civilized people imitate others

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State of nature was good and innocent. Children were all born good. Civilization corrupted society.

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Purification of morals, self love, Modern world ruined the simplicity and happiness of society

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Believed children were born naturally good and that civilization courrupted us.

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Brady
Humans lived independentaly in the state of nature

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He was known as the noble savage, he loved the simplicity of people and had to flee Gineva

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Known as the noble savage he was educated as a watch maker, he thought the march toward civilization led people to self-love and create themselves by imitating other people. He was the man who made kids think there parents were role models.

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State of nature, purification of morals

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Civilization corrupted people into sin

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Had to flee to Geneva. Purification of murals. Said people were good, but not after they joined society.

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Loved the simplicity of people that lived in nature. Modern world has ruined the happiness society used to contain.

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Carter Collins, Jack Hansen, Michael Pieper

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Carter Collins, Jack Hansen, Michael Pieper

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Purification of morals, self love, modern world is bad, wrote Emile.

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Freedom of belief- essay on tolerance

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Freedom of belief, influenced Declaration of Independence and the American Government.

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Influenced the American government (declaration of independence). Freedom of beliefs

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Belief in freedom of belief. Also forcing beliefs on others only causes disorder. People have natural rights that no government can to take away.

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Luke Swank, Jackson Walters, Caleb Norton

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Luke Swank, Jackson Walters, Caleb Norton

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He died in the early 17th century, but his work heavily influenced the Constitution.

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People have natural rights: Life, Liberty, and the right to property.

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Freedom of belief, 3 main ideas, Declaration of Independence, advocated toleration

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He was Wise, had three main ideas being how to educate our children, who should rule us, and different religious ideas. Wrote a essay on tolerance. Didn't believe people could be compelled by violence over there religious ideas

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Carter Collins, Jack Hansen, Michael Pieper

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Carter Collins, Jack Hansen, Michael Pieper

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Freedom of belief, letter of toleration, true religion would work, second book: two treaties of government, third book: some thoughts concerning education.

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He made people question how we should educate our children, and who should rule over us. Locking up people because of their beliefs stopped because of him.

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Hobbles was an athiest, and generally didn't believe in violence.

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Thinks that government must have great power to defend itself--Practically, people should have very limited power.

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Peaceful man, wanted obey government authority.

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Wrote the leviathan and was a peaceful person opposed to all war

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Luke Swank, Jackson Walters, Caleb Norton

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Luke Swank, Jackson Walters, Caleb Norton

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The writer of Leviathan at age 64, died at 91

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Noble, Didn't believe in war, people are inherently evil and need correction/structure, atheist

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He wrote his book, Leviathan, to make others question how the first government was created. He was Atheist and feared what people would do when they found out.

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Generally a peaceful person. Wrote the Leviathan to inform others to obey laws to maintain the peace within the country.

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He was against and helped eliminate the idea of "divine right of kings, hates violence.

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Wanted people to follow government for fear of bloodshed.

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Hobbes was a private atheist

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Carter Collins, Jack Hansen, Michael Pieper

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Carter Collins, Jack Hansen, Michael Pieper

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He is atheist, he is scared of the social contract theory, he hates violence, wrote the leviathan.

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1712-1778

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1588-1679