... rights to a strong ruler, preferably an absolute monarchy, which could impose order and demand obedience keeping citizens under control. He believed that only with these strict laws and all-powerful monarchs, could this cruelty and selfishness of humans be kept under control. John Locke took Thomas Hobbes ideas and beliefs to a further and very different path. John Locke was an Enlightened ... place that John Locke's ideas had a great impact on was England. Throughout Europe intellectual ideas were spreading, especially in England. Revolts were breaking out and England underwent radical...

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... new wave of the "enlightened" thinker and the philosophes ideas of philosophy, science, techniques and technology. Though many monarchs corresponded with the philosophes of this time, the monarchs still found a way to use their political power to rule in a less direct absolutist but enlightened fashion. These monarchs completely defiled the idea of enlightenment, and took advantage of the concept of enlightenment to their own privilege ... . Even though monarchs, during the eighteenth century were alleged to rule for the good of the people, under God's will ... ...

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... people being used to that way of life. Over the course of the eighteenth century, France particularly suffered due to a string of weak monarchs that simply were not able to sustain stability in all aspects of the country and, more importantly, the loyalty of their subjects, which was ... commoners seizing full control, and thus, necessary for liberty. Like other philosophes he also treated the clergy and their power with contempt, as is shown by the fact that his theory of political structure has no place for the Church. Diderot was a prolific writer, who wrote about philosophy, music, a...

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... the development of steam navigation, telegraphs, and canalization. Marx envisioned the economic history of each nation progressing from feudalism to capitalism to socialism. He wanted the political and economic power abolished and to replace the bourgeois political leadership with the proletariat. For him, the proletariat would become the universal class, with the "abolition of property."" Marx wanted to reduce the workweek from 60 ... Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his pr...

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... and eighteenth centuries, the era that paved the way for the creation of our modern day governments and societies, was an era of political and social revolutions. In response to the new thinking that was sparked by the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution and other changes in society ... . The bourgeois saw their chance to voice their complaints about the unbearable mercantilism that hindered their economic success and advance in social and political status. Because of the growing literacy of the middle and even the lower classes, and new technology in printing, the peop...

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... on contractual government and the divine right of kings. In his 1690 pamphlet, Two Treatises of Government, Locke stated that political sovereignty does not reside in the state, but in the people. He continued saying that the state has power only if governed by true and "natural" law. This concept of "natural" law would prove very significant in future ... created a fire department. (American Enlightenment [2], 1) The rationalistic and logical thought of the Enlightenment was revolutionary for the time, for it questioned the sovereignty of God and monarchs. With the belief that the unive...

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... on contractual government and the divine right of kings. In his 1690 pamphlet, Two Treatises of Government, Locke stated that political sovereignty does not reside in the state, but in the people. He continued saying that the state has power only if governed by true and "natural" law. This concept of "natural" law would prove very significant in future ... created a fire department. (American Enlightenment [2], 1) The rationalistic and logical thought of the Enlightenment was revolutionary for the time, for it questioned the sovereignty of God and monarchs. With the belief that the unive...

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... political societies for protection. Men living on their own have a lot of freedom. Locke says, "If he is absolute lord of his own person and possessions, equal to the greatest and subject to nobody-why will he part with his freedom? Why will he give up his lordly status and subject himself to the control to someone else's power ... protect men from others living by violence (Bennett 4) Men who realize they need the rule of law to protect themselves form political societies under one government (Bennett 32). Locke expounds further that the state of nature lacks several things that men nee...

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... made worse by the noble's non-cooperation when it came to taxation. The nobles were determined not to give up their tax concessions. • Louis XIV and Louis XV (French monarchs) helped bankrupt France by their extravagant spending on courts as seen by the beauty and size of Versailles. • The cost of the wars was great in two ways. The ... renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties." From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary (1764): "Popular government is in itself, therefore, less iniquitous, less abominable than despotic power." CONSEQUENCES OR SIGNIFI...

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... nations such as France, the United States, and Germany entered into this revolution. During this time there were scores of technological advancements. The most momentous advancements were in steam power. Newly discovered fuels such as coal and petroleum were incorporated into new steam engines. Which improved productivity in many industries including manufacturing and textiles. The steam engine also revolutionized the ... . By August of 1792, following the march of a mob of women on Versailles, Louis XVI was a prisoner of the common people of Paris. In response to these troubling events,...

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... people. Principle goals of the Enlightenment included freedom of thought, religion, political liberties and governments representative of the people. Over a vast period of time, revolutionary governments were created according to ration, liberty, and equality. The Monarchs were slowly swept away under the quick wit and brilliance of these newly ... have to be established in France because there was no place other than France they wished to go. As soon as the French movement to end political injustices spiraled into a revolution in 1789, a hero of the American Revolution, Marquis de Lafaye...

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... insisted, once people entered into such a contract, they could not rebel, even if they thought the ruler was a tyrant. Hobbes' ideas, therefore, supported the rule of absolute monarchs. Though Hobbes favored a monarchy as the most efficient form of sovereignty, his theory could apply equally well to king or parliament. It is difficult to determine how Hobbes influenced American ... Locke presented some very important ideas. He believed people had natural rights, including the right of life, liberty, and property. Government was responsible for protecting these rights, but its power sho...

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... government or ruler by the governed and then substituting another. For instance, a revolution took place in both France and England within the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Enlightenment and the political leaders led France to financial problems, causing the French Revolution. The people wanted change and brought on the revolt against their government. As a result, France's whole government perspective changed. ... ." (Scholastic World History Program: The Age of Europe, pg. 233) The Puritan Revolution of 1642 and the French Revolution of 1789 had many similarities. Both rul...

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... joined, they got stronger and powerful the liberals got, the conservatives couldn't hold them back anymore, so the liberals just started to bust through. The liberal kept on gaining more power and the conservatives were getting more and more worried. Each of the four people standing in front of the cage represents Austria, Russia, Prussia, and France. Those countries are the ... get rid of the liberals. They are made up of monarchs, members of their government, landowners, and church leaders. They are known as the conservatives, they wanted to turn back the clock and restore power to th...

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