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|[[Constitution of the United States]]

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|(1787) ~~The~~ oldest working constitution in the world, it established a masterful design for government.

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|(1787) the oldest working constitution in the world, which established a masterful design for government

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|Declaration of Independence

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|(1776) ~~Established the~~ right of the people break their "social contract" with a ruler (a king) when he violates ~~natural~~ rights, such as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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|(1776) an American statement of "inalienable" (God-given) rights, and asserting a right of the people break their "social contract" with a ruler (a king) when he violates those rights, such as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

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|Edmund Burke

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|Immanuel Kant

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|(1724-1804) A leading German philosopher, Kant felt that behavior is moral only if it would work as a rule if everyone did it (e.g., littering ~~would thus be~~ immoral). Kant ~~wrote “A~~ Critique of Pure ~~Reason” to criticize~~ the use of pure reason to determine morality.

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|(1724-1804) a leading German philosopher, Kant felt that behavior is moral only if it would work as a rule if everyone did it (e.g., littering is immoral for one person to do it, because it wouldn't work if everyone did it); Kant's book "A Critique of Pure Reason" criticized the use of pure reason to determine morality

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|Industrial Revolution

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