Enlightenment Thinkers Quotations

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Who argued that without laws or social controls, life would be nasty, brutish, and short? Leviathan

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Thomas Hobbes

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Who is associated with the statement: "As all persons are held innocent until they have been declared guilty, if arrest is considered essential, all harshness not necessary for the securing of the person shall be severely repressed by law."

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Beccaria

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What philosopher's ideas are reflected in the statement: Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed… whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government. Declaration of Independence, 1776 ? Options: Montesquieu, Beccaria, Voltaire, John Locke

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John Locke

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According to the U.S. Constitution, which philosopher's ideas influenced the separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?

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Montesquieu

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Who is associated with the idea that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" as stated in the Declaration of Independence, 1776? Options: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Hobbes, John Locke

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John Locke

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What philosopher's ideas are reflected in the U.S. Bill of Rights, 1791: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging [limiting] the freedom of speech or of the press."? Options: Montesquieu, Beccaria, Voltaire, John Locke

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Voltaire

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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed. Who is associated with this principle?

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Beccaria

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“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

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Voltaire

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No person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. The Bill of Rights Amendment 5 - Who is associated with this principle? Options: Montesquieu, Beccaria, Voltaire, John Locke

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John Locke

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Who is associated with the quote: "The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may thus speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law."

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Voltaire