The Seventeenth-Century English Philosopher Thomas Hobbes Posed an Intriguing Question

The seventeenth-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes posed an intriguing question about why people __________.

A) cooperate with each other when they could achieve what they need selfishly
B) are so frightened and can act only when they have safety in numbers
C) mistrust the Crown when the leaders of the mob would rule them just as harshly
D) are willing to exchange one form of misery for another