Consent, Thomas Jefferson

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The Myth of the Social Contract: One of the most erroneous political ideas is the notion of the social contract. The idea is that the legitimacy of a government is based on a social contract between the people and the government. In America, the constitution is supposed to be our social...
Posted 17 December 2007 08:20 AM by Brainpolice | 13 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Sovereignty, Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Social Contract, Consent, Natural Rights