SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Locke advocated that the government should provide “natural rights” including
A
life, freedom, and independence.
B
God, gold, and glory.
C
liberty, strength, and equality.
D
life, liberty, and property.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first major proponent of natural rights was John Locke. He famously claimed that all human individuals have a right to life, liberty, and property. No sovereign, moreover, could legitimately infringe on those rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Locke was the first significant proponent of natural rights. He famously asserted that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and property. Furthermore, no sovereign has the authority to infringe on another sovereign’s rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Locke on the rights to life, liberty, and property of ourselves and others (1689) Found in The Two Treatises of Civil Government (Hollis ed.)

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