•government is legitimate only if the people consent to its authority.. • if consent is not given to government by the people, the people have the right to rebel.. • government must protect natural rights (rights all people are born . the ideas above are attributed to which of these people? . a. thomas hobbes. b. benjamin franklin. c. niccolò machiavelli. d. john locke

  D. John Locke

Explanation:

  He was an English philosopher and physician known as the "Father of Liberalism". His writings influenced many Enlightenment thinkers and American revolutionaries, Locke´s ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence.

  His political theories were published in 1689 under the name of "Two Treatises of Government". In the work, Locke attacked Patriarchalism and define his idea for a more civilized society based on natural rights and the contract theory. On his Second Treatise he discussed a theory of civil society, he said that all men are born equal in the state of nature. It is the responsibility of the governments to protect these rights; he argued that the legitimacy of the governments is given by the people so a government who does not have the consent of the people could be overthrown. He believed that revolution is not only a right but an obligation in some circumstances.

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