The excerpt below is from the writings of Thomas Hobbes.
...and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short...every man
should say to every man: I authorise and give up my right of govering myself
to this man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition; that thou give up,
thy right to him, and authorise all his actions in like manner.
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651
In this excerpt, Hobbes proposed-
A. the establishment of a democracy.
B. the social contract as the basis of government.
C. the right to rebel against unjust rulers.
D.the establishment of a supreme legislature.