During the 17th and 18th centuries, secular philosophers, such as the Englishmen Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the Frenchman Jean - Jacques Rousseau, reflected on the idea of popular sovereignty.
Ilmalikud filosoofid, nagu inglased Thomas Hobbes ja John Locke ning prantslane Jean Jacques Rousseau, mõtisklesid 17. ja 18. sajandil üldrahvaliku suveräänsuse idee üle.