Locke• Influenced American

Revolution• “Life, Liberty,

Property”• Civil Society

Established to Resolve Conflicts

• Separation of Powers• Government

Functions Best With Limited Powers

Rousseau• Influenced French

Revolution• Individual Submits to

Collective Will, Which Protects Individual Rights

• Government to Enforce General Will

• Ideal Rule of Law is Direct Democracy

• “…But they also understood that the danger of too much government is matched by the perils of too little; that without the leavening hand of wise policy, markets can crash, monopolies can stifle competition, the vulnerable can be exploited…”

• “I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited…as government expands, liberty contracts. ”

Locke

“I hope we have once again reminded people

that man is not free unless government is

limited…as government expands, liberty

contracts. ”

Principle:

Limited Government

Rousseau“…But they also understood that the danger of too much

government is matched by the perils of too little; that without the leavening hand of wise policy, markets can crash,

monopolies can stifle competition, the vulnerable

can be exploited…”

Principle:

Government for General Will

• “Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.”

• “Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society.”

Locke

“Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the

same thing.”

Principle:

Life, Liberty, Property

Rousseau

“Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the

privileges of membership in an organized society.”

Principle:

Collective Will Ensures Individual Rights

• "America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people."

• “Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.”

Locke

"America will never seek a permission slip to defend

the security of our people.“

Principle:

Civil Society Established to Resolve Conflicts

Rousseau

“Political action is the highest responsibility of a

citizen.”

Principle:

Direct Democracy is Ideal

Locke• As government

expands, liberty contracts.”

• - President Ronald Reagan (R)

• Property rights/personal rights same thing

• - President Calvin Coolidge (R)

• America will not seek permission slip to defend herself

• President George W. Bush (R)

Rousseau• Too little government is

bad.• - President Barack Obama (D)

• Taxes are dues for living

in society.• - President Franklin Roosevelt (D)

• Political action is

highest responsibility• - President John Kennedy (D)