The following Enlightenment concepts were presented by which political philosopher?

i. All people are born free.
ii. A government must have the consent of the governed to function properly.
iii. People retain their freedoms when government is by the consent of the governed.

A. Galileo
B. John Locke
C. Isaac Newton
D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question

The following Enlightenment concepts were presented by which political philosopher?
 
i. All people are born free.
ii. A government must have the consent of the governed to function properly.
iii. People retain their freedoms when government is by the consent of the governed.
 
A. Galileo 
B. John Locke 
C. Isaac Newton 
D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

anonymous · Answer

John Locke argued that all were born equally free and that governments needed the consent of the governed to function properly.