The idea that one must be willing to surrender some liberty to gain greater security is most closely associated with which theorist?
A)Benjamin Franklin
B)John Locke
C)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D)Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes is most closely associated with the idea that individuals must surrender some of their freedoms and submit to an authority (a sovereign) in order to gain security and avoid the state of nature, which he famously described as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." This concept is a central theme in his work "Leviathan."

The Idea That One Must Be Willing to Surrender Some