A theory of government written by Englishman John Locke (1632 - 1704) which posits that government authority was both contractual and conditional; therefore, if a government has abused its given authority, society had the right to dissolve it and create another.

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Omar Leblanc

8 December, 17:47

A theory of government written by Englishman John Locke (1632 - 1704) which posits that government authority was both contractual and conditional; therefore, if a government has abused its given authority, society had the right to dissolve it and create another.

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Rex Holt · Answer 1

Sure, it's a TRUE statement

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This is call Contract Theory of Government or just Social Contract. If it's a contract, both sides must follow its terms unconditionally. According to Locke, who was adept at Liberalism and the idea that the State should interfere the least possible if the State did not follow its duties, the people had the right to take it down. This is call the Right of Revolution.