Voltaire
Rousseau
John Locke
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Wollstonecraft
People should have freedom of speech and religion.
Sometimes you have to give up your personal freedom so that society benefits. This is known as the "general will."
There should be one ruler with complete control.
Power in government should be divided into 3 branches rather than having it belong to 1 person
Women should have the same rights as men
Everyone has natural rights: 1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Property