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