According to Hobbes, humans realized that ruling power had to be given to someone who could guarantee order because
A) rational reflection and the desire for self-preservation led to the realization that society could not be maintained in a condition of "war of all against all."
B) one group eventually came to power and conquered the others.
C) the general will of the group desired vengeance.
D) there never was a time when a social contract did not exist.
A
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