Humans are deceivable and need limitations from institutions. For example John Locke, addresses the issue that when the government fails to preserve the natural rights of citizens then the people have the right to rebel and it's even their duty to rebel against an oppressive government. On the contrary, if each individual resigned their rights and power to the hands of the government through a social contract for self preservation they have no right to question or rebel against the government. If you do what you are told then you the right to not be killed no matter the decisions the sovereign dictates, by following through you are not in violation of the social contract. Locke's ideology regarding the social contract is absurd, for the mere reason that if every power is given to the sovereign then there is no such thing as impartial justice, following the established laws by the sovereign should dictate the position of the
Humans are deceivable and need limitations from institutions. For example John Locke, addresses the issue that when the government fails to preserve the natural rights of citizens then the people have the right to rebel and it's even their duty to rebel against an oppressive government. On the contrary, if each individual resigned their rights and power to the hands of the government through a social contract for self preservation they have no right to question or rebel against the government. If you do what you are told then you the right to not be killed no matter the decisions the sovereign dictates, by following through you are not in violation of the social contract. Locke's ideology regarding the social contract is absurd, for the mere reason that if every power is given to the sovereign then there is no such thing as impartial justice, following the established laws by the sovereign should dictate the position of the