Social Contract
law:concept:social_contractPolitical authority derives from consent of the governed; Hobbes (Leviathan 1651): surrender natural freedom for security; Locke (1689): limited government; Rousseau (1762): general will.
Political authority derives from consent of the governed; Hobbes (Leviathan 1651): surrender natural freedom for security; Locke (1689): limited government; Rousseau (1762): general will.