Thinkers How their Ideas were Radical How their Ideas were Related to Classical Liberalism

Hobbes •Believed in Individual worth•Believed a governing body could only justify their power if they kept their people safe

-Individual Worth

Locke •Believed the governing Body should be held accountable •Believed in private property

-Private Property-Individual Worth-Challenging Authority--Rule of law

Montesquieu •Believed in the worth and rights of individuals, •Accountability of governing power•Separation of government into separate bodies with equal power

-Individual Worth-Challenging authority- trying to keep government from becoming corrupt easily--Rule of law

Smith •Believed people should all only work for their own interests•Invisible Hand

-Private property--Self Interest and Competition

Mill •Believed in the rights and -Individual worth