Rosseau wrote that history repeats itself in cycles of decay, and that we have only to look to Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Byzantine Empire for evidence of this statement's truth. He believed that the only way to redress this cycle of decay was to create just laws and wise governments based upon the popular will of the people. Three important documents from the 17th and 18th centuries guarantee the rights of the people against arbitrary rule. Name at least two and cite their dates.
2007-01-23
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