1. The Enlightenment: An Era of Optimism
The basis of Locke's ideas was that the government should exist to carry out the will of people and protect life, liberty, and property instead of being an absolute monarchy existing without power checks. ... These ideas also had a tremendous impact on political thinkers such as Montesquieu and Rousseau in France who were under the corrupt regimes of Louis XV and Louis XVI. ...
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