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Compare and contrast John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political philosophies.

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One contrast between both philosophers is their viewpoint on mankind. Locke believes that all people are born good. While on the other hand, Rousseau believes that man is born evil.
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Both Rousseau and Locke had different ideas on what the state of affairs should look like and how it should be carried.

On one side, Locke believed in a representive government that should be limited but should govern people. On the contrary, Rousseau believed that the best way of government was by the direct government by the people.

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