He was one of the first leaders to actually write down laws.
384 BCE
Plato (384 - 322 BC)
He is from Greece.
He believed in universal truth and argued in The Republic that the best government is the one that is truly just.
110 BCE
Spartacus (110 - 71 BC)
He is from Greece and Italy.
He escaped from a gladiator school and raised an army to fight against oppression and for freedom for slavery.
378
Patrick (378 - 493)
He is from Ireland.
He wrote a book where he outlined laws related to rights and privileges, no matter what section of society you were.
Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)
He is from England.
He opposed slavery and the death penalty.
Jean-Henri Dunant (1828 - 1910)
He is from Switzerland.
He organized volunteers to help the wounded in the Battle of Solferino in1859. His ideas helped to develop international treaties known as the Geneva conventions.
Emmelin Pankhurst (1858 - 1928)
She is from the United Kingdom.
She founded the Woman's Social and Political Union in1 903 which encouraged women to fight for the right to vote.
