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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
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Montesquire
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Locke
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Voltaire
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Rousseau
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But, Locke concluded, if a government persecutes its people with “a long train of abuses” over an extended period, the people have the right to resist that government, alter or abolish it, and create a new political system. Jefferson adopted John Locke’s theory of natural rights to provide a reason for revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) He believed that human nature was essentially corrupt. He thought that people were naturally ruled by their passions, self-interest, and a desire for power. Without laws or government authority, humans threaten each other’s rights and lives. All are equally endangered.
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