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Snowcat [4.5K]
3 years ago
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Which Enlightenment thinker believed that it is a government's job to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

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krek1111 [17]3 years ago
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The Enlightenment thinker that believed that it is a government's job to <em>protect the natural rights</em> of life, liberty, and property

  • <u>C. John Locke</u>

John Locke was a philosopher and enlightenment thinker who was of the opinion that it was the job of the federal government to <u>protect the natural rights of its citizens</u> just as rights to life, liberty and property.

He believed that everyone was equal before the law, regardless of their social status, or any other factors and they have individual rights which the <u>government cannot take away</u> from them.

He also <u>formed the theory</u> of a social contract where the people would<em> allow the government</em> to take away some of their rights in order to offer them protection <em>under special circumstances.</em>

Therefore, the correct answer is option C

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