Although Locke and Rousseau wrote prominent treatises on the social contract, Thomas Hobbes introduced the idea of it. He argued that human beings were evil in nature, and thus needed to enter a contract in which everyone basically agreed not to kill each other (i.e. in his natural state, although completely free, man would always be wary of subjected to another man's brutishness. Whereas in society we are all supposedly better off-even if there are sacrifices involved-because there is an agreement binding each man into behavior that's meant to contain man's evil nature).
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The Medici family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. They had a major influence on the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism. The Medici family were wool merchants and bankers. Both businesses were very profitable and the family became extremely wealthy
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1) Nixon did not want to give over the tapes for multiple reasons. Two of the most popular reasons he used were these tapes discussed issues of national security and he had the "executive privilege" of keeping them.
2) Nixon understands that there are several levels of government all with different functions. However, based on his actions, he believes that all government functions start and end with him.
3) Nixon's idea of executive privilege shows that he felt that the president has a certain set of protections/immunities that other citizens do not have. Nixon felt that his position as president gave him these powers.
4) Chief Justice Burger argues that the idea of executive privilege is determined by the Supreme Court, as they are the ones responsible for interpreting the law.
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Constantine was the first emperor to stop Christian persecutions and to legalize Christianity, as well as all other religions and cults in the Roman Empire. In February 313, Constantine met with Licinius in Milan, where they developed the Edict of Milan. It led to civil war within the empire. It created a larger, more expensive army. It slowly drained the treasury. It split the empire into two separate halves.
