Imagine you are preparing a speech on social contract theory for your government class. as part of your speech, you need to focus on the idea that people have the authority to overthrow a government that has become tyrannical. which enlightenment text would be good source material? a. hobbes's leviathan b. locke's second treatise of government c. montesquieu’s the spirit of the laws d. blackstone's commentaries on the laws of england e. machiavelli's the prince

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John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.