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John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both agreed that people are born with certain natural rights.

John Dewey felt that religious beliefs were a matter of individual choice, and that each person should be free to believe or not believe in God as they saw fit.

Voltaire and Rousseau were two of the most important philosophers of the Enlightenment. They both had a huge impact on the way people think about society and government.

He died of cancer in his jaw on September 23, 1939.

Stony Brook University was founded in 1957. It is located in Stony Brook, New York on the north shore of Long Island.

Rousseau believed in the goodness of humanity, while Voltaire was more critical. Rousseau also championed the idea of the noble savage, while Voltaire thought civilization was necessary.

Karl Popper says that science is not about certainty, but about testing hypotheses and theories.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that humans were born free, and that society corrupted them.

George Washington University was founded in 1821. It is a private research university in Washington, D.C.

Voltaire’s influence on American government can be seen in the ideas of freedom of religion and separation of church and state that are enshrined in the Constitution.