THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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An enlightened absolute monarchy is the best way to ensure an orderly society.
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The Glorious Revolution violated the rights of the English people.
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People have the right to overthrow a government that violates their rights.
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Monarchy is necessary because people are naturally cruel and selfish.
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Detailed explanation-1: -With which statement would Enlightenment thinker John Locke have agreed? People have the right to overthrow a government that violates their rights.
Detailed explanation-2: –John Locke believed a ruler who violates the rights of the people breaks the social contract, giving the people the power to overthrow the government and create a new one.
Detailed explanation-3: -They had no duty to respect the rights of others. This is why the state of nature was a state of war. Locke’s claim is that individuals have a duty to respect the rights of others, even in the state of nature. The source of this duty, he says, is natural law.
Detailed explanation-4: -Montesquieu wrote that the main purpose of government is to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual.