Hobbes maintains that in placing themselves under the social contract and its resulting state, people must yield up _______ in return.
A) a great deal of liberty
B) a few small rights for the sake of the greater good
C) all of their property
D) Nothing, since that would not be in their rational self-interest.

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Hobbes argues that individuals must give up a significant amount of their personal liberty to the sovereign authority in exchange for security and order provided by the state. This is a central tenet of his social contract theory.

Hobbes Maintains That in Placing Themselves Under the Social Contract