According to Locke, which is false?
A) Persons leave the state of nature by forming a social contract, political society, commonwealth
B) In such political (contractual) society, the minority can sometimes legitimately override the opinion of the majority
C) Only a person's own consent can put him into subjection to any earthly power
D) Citizens' consent is often tacit as well as express

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John Locke's political philosophy, particularly as outlined in his "Two Treatises of Government," emphasizes the importance of majority rule in the decisions of a political society. According to Locke, once individuals enter into a political society by their consent (either tacit or express), the decisions of that society are to be determined by the majority. Therefore, the idea that a minority can sometimes legitimately override the opinion of the majority is contrary to Locke's views on the functioning of a political society.

According to Locke, Which Is False