Relacionar Columnas Modern Political PhilosophyVersión en línea Matching a philosopher with his ideas por Kristin Morgan (Teacher - Social Studies) 1 Any law not rooted in the natural law (justice) is invalid 2 The best form of government is a mix of monarchy and democracy 3 Citizens keep their sovereignty instead of giving it to the government 4 All men are born free, equal, and autonomous 5 Natural law is innate in humans, part of God's design, and cannot be abolished or altered by any government 6 Argued for tripartite government as the best form 7 Permanent factions (like political parties) lead to revolutions and civil wars when members put the good of the faction ahead of the good of the nation. 8 The right to overthrow a destructive government 9 A constitution unites a nation by providing not just the shape of government but a shared understanding of the purpose of government 10 Republics must be responsive to the changing needs of the citizens Jean Jacques Rousseau Baron de Montesquieu Cicero John Locke Aristotle Thomas Hobbes Plato Thomas Aquinas Niccolo Machiavelli David Hume