john locke,Jean Jacque Rousseau,Voltaire
...overnment didn’t protect these rights, the people needed to overthrow the government. The US constitution was based on some of his ideas. These ideas were not very popular with the kings at his time. Jean Jacque Rousseau He was the author of the “nature gospel”. He believed that people were born good, and that they were corrupted by society, the arts and science. He thought that people needed to return to nature. His idea was that everyone should participate and be committed to the good of all, even if it was not the best thing for him personally. He was a big supporter of education. He thought that children should be encouraged to be curious and be educated in their area of interest. He also thought that women should be educated too, which was not done in his time. Voltaire “If God didn’t exist, He’d have to be invented” This was a quote Voltaire was well known for. Although ...