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Jean Bodin
A 16th-century engraving of the French political philosopher Jean Bodin.
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, oil painting by John Michael Wright, c. 1669–70;...
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Popular sovereignty; U.S. presidential election of 1856
A political cartoon critical of the Democratic Party's platform, which included support...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZC4-12569)