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Match each of the Enlightenment thinkers below with the phrase that this person might have said.

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1 : People have natural rights that the government should protect.
2 : People are brutish, so they need a strong ruler.
3 : You should be skeptical of what you see
4 : Government powers should be divided into three branches.
Answer
: Thomas Hobbes
: John Locke
: Descartes
: Montesquieu

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1. People have natural rights that the government should protect. This was said by John Locke.
2. People are brutish, so they need a strong ruler. This was said by Tomas Hobbes.
3. You should be skeptical of what you see. This was said by Descartes.
4. Government powers should be divided into three branches. This was said by Montesquieu.
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