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everyday, and if the public were responsible for every decision, lengthy time would be taken up. With this low efficiency in the society, a break down would happen soon or later. “I do not agree with a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Voltaire, the best known philosopher at the Age of Reason, dedicated most of his life toward religious toleration and freedom of thought. He was credited for the quote above that he said. Although he believed in freedom, he didn’t believe in social equality. Women should be treated well, but the ability of women should be recognized that certain jobs fit them better, as well as men. He thought that the best form of government was “enlightened monarchy,” where the ruler would study the science of government

and protected the basic rights of the people. This would be a very reliable government, since a wise and “enlightened” ruler would be able to make beneficial decisions on the society, encouraging population and economics. However, since all human beings had desires, the heir to the next throne would most likely be a relative to the king. If the heir were someone without the ability of a king, damaging influences would be made to the society.Locke, much like Voltaire fighting against the church for religious toleration, fought for freedom and equality for people against the government. He thought that the human mind was like a blank, white piece of paper at birth, and that anything written on the paper was determined through social organizations and education. Men and women

should be treated equally, because all human beings were a blank tablet at birth and they were taught to do certain things. He also believed that citizens had natural rights to life, liberty and property, and the government was responsible for protecting such rights. If the government wasn’t able to protect the rights, citizens could rebel and set up a new government to meet the citizens’ needs. Again, Locke’s ideal government would be a really reliable one, because the government could only stay in power as long as the citizens favored it. The government would try their best to do helpful things to the society, thus encouraging growth. Furthermore, if the citizens noticed that the government wouldn’t be able to meet their needs, they could set up a new and better

government through rebel against the government.Many governments in today’s world adopted the philosophers’ unique ideas. They influenced the governments of United States, Canada, and many others immensely. I personally prefer a government with Voltaire’s idea of “enlightened” monarch, and Locke’s idea of individual rights. However, none of this could happen, because once an individual became a ruler, it would take a lot to rebel against him. What we can do to make a better world is to learn from the mistakes and valuable knowledge of the past, so that we wouldn’t be doing wrong things over and over again. We should also try to do whatever we can to speak for ourselves, because change in a society can only be brought about when equality and freedom are involved. 36b