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Hobbes Publishes the "Leviathen"
The book of "Leviathan" was published by Hobbes in 1651. The book influenced the creation of different types of government. Such as Democracy. The government wanted to achieve peace. Hobbes wanted to make a change so he wrote the book of Leviathan.http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/leviathan/ -
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John Locke Published "Two Treatises on Government"
"Two Treatises on Government" was published by John Locke in 1689. Locke wrote about how slavery is wrong. He believed that people were slaves to the king. He also believed that everyone should have free will. It helped give us the constitution. http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/johnlocke/section2.rhtml -
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Montesquieu Published "The Spirit of the Laws"
In 1748 Montesquieu Published "The Spirit of the Laws." This was written to experiment how different types of government affected societies. It also spoke against the French Monarchy in hopes to create a more suitable one. It also played a major roll in the creation of the constitution. https://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/274/ -
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Rousseau Published "The Social Contract"
"The Social Contract" was published by Rousseau in 1750. The book is about how humans are free at birth but over time they loose there freedom. He explained that power and authority removes freedom from society. His book helped influence the creation of many branches of government. http://www.iep.utm.edu/soc-cont/ -
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Beccaria Published "On Crimes and Punishments"
Beccaria Published "on Crimes and Punishments" in 1764. He believed that punishment for crimes should be less cruel and more suited to the crime committed. This influenced government to change forms of punishment for criminals. http://www.constitution.org/cb/crim_pun.htm