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An English author, I am an absolutist in thinking. My book "Leviathan" is one of the early justifications for the absolute power of monarchs. I believe that men need an authority figure to dominate them or else humans would live in a constant state of war and violence. Who am I?

Thomas Hobbes.

I believe in natural rights of all humans including the right to overthrow a government if it is denying basic human rights. These thoughts are contained in my book, "Two Treatises on Government". Who am I?

John Locke.

I am the French born author who wrote the Spirit of Laws where I described the best government as having a separation of powers. The Framers of the American Constitution listened to me when they wrote in checks and balances. Who am I?

Baron de Montesquieu.

I am also a French author who wrote the Social Contract. I describe the idea of popular sovereignty. Who am I?

Jean Jacques Rousseau.

I am considered to be the chief architect of Louis XIV's absolute power in France. I was a politician although my title doesn't suggest it. Who am I?

Richelieu.