Another person that ruled in absolutism was Thomas Hobbes. He felt that people were naturally cruel unless controlled strictly by law. Even though absolutism was the most effective form of government during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries many rulers believed in democracy. Democracy is when the people of the government have a say in what goes on in the government...
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Democracy is when the people of the government have a say in what goes on in the government. Some people that believe in democracy were King Louis XIV, John Locke, Voltaire, and Montesquieu. King Louis XIV said, "The interest of the state must come first" (Document 3). Voltaire believed in freedom of speech...
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absolutism in europe An autocratic tsar who had absoluter power, he did not wish to share it with his royal court. He moved the capital to St. Petersburg, and absorbed western intellectual and cultural trends...	3 / 644
Absolutism Renaissance historian William Bouwsma summed up this contradiction: Nothing so clearly indicates the limits of royal power as the fact that governments were perennially in financial trouble, unable to tap the wealth of those most able to pay, and likely to stir up a costly revolt whenever they attempted to develop an adequate income...	2 / 314
Strengths And Weaknesses Of Lo The country lost many of its skilled workers and business leaders. Louis XIV also fought many costly wars that caused his people great suffering. Many of the wars left France on the brink of bankruptcy...	2 / 485
Louis XIV and Peter The Great Louvois attracted soldiers with descent pay, bonuses, medical care, decoratrions and opportunity for advancement(doc.7). This was very unusual for the army...	3 / 833