Question

Can he then be trusted with the government of others? Or have

Answer 1

Answer:

C.Jefferson's questions undermine the divine rule of kings, in keeping with

Enlightenment principles that argue governmental authority should be

derived from the natural rights of man.

Explanation:

This philosophical question was made by Thomas Jefferson during his First Inaugural Speech as the President of the United States of America in 1801.

Before he asked the question, he talked about some people that may not believe in the form of government the United States is using.

He described it as ". I believe this, on the contrary, the strongest government on earth. I believe it the only one, where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of the law and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern."

This, therefore, made his question that followed the statement above to undermine the divine rule of kings, in keeping with Enlightenment principles that argue governmental authority should be derived from the natural rights of man.