USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which quote best demonstrates what would happen if people lived in a state of nature?
A
“Without government, our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short!”
B
“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them”
C
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
D
“Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Life in a state of nature, according to Hobbes, would be nothing less than a war of all against all where the life of an individual is “… solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” (Hobbes, 1651; 2004, p.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which quote best demonstrates what would happen if people lived in a state of nature? “Without government, our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short!"

Detailed explanation-3: -Which best describes how the narrator lived his life without Spot? He finds out that he misses Spot.

Detailed explanation-4: -In contrast, John Locke had a much more positive view of human nature. Locke believed that people were naturally cooperative and reasonable and, if given the opportunity, would work well with each other towards a common goal.

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