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John Locke
"... John Locke held a different... view of human nature. He believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves. As reasonable beings, they had ... the ability to govern their own affairs and ... the welfare of society.. criticized absolute monarchy and favored the idea of self-government." They was a huge thing, the Americans knew by doing this and fighting they would learn and become better! -
Montesquieu
"Montesquieu believed that Britain was the best-governed
country of his own day. Montesquieu called this division of power among different branches separation of powers." These beliefs, it causes danger of conflict with the Americans helping with the revolution. -
Cesare Bonesana Beccaria
"He believed that
laws existed to preserve social order, not to avenge crimes." This told us that we follow laws and without law things can turn to rubbish and terror which happened with the war until they made the constitution.
