Law 3101A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Montesquieu
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In 1690, locke published his two treatises of government. He generally agreed with hobbes about the brutality of the state of nature, which required a social contract to assure peace. But disagreed with two major points: locke argued that natural rights existed in state of nature and can"t be taken away. Inalienable (impossible to surrender): locke also disagrees with hobbes about the social contract. For locke it wasn"t just an agreement among the people, but between them and the sovereign (preferably a king). According to locke, natural rights of individuals limited the power of the king. The king didn"t hold absolute power but acted only to enforce and protect natural rights of the people. If a sovereign violated these rights, social contract was broken, consequently, people had the right to revolt and establish a new government. 100 years after locke wrote his two treatises of. Government- thomas jefferson used his theory in writing the declaration of independence.
