All of the following are true of John Locke except that
A) he held that the state is based on a freely entered social contract between people and sovereign.
B) his emphasis on property rights included justification of slavery.
C) he agreed with Hobbes on human nature.
D) he held that knowledge is based on experience.
E) his theories are much more optimistic in terms of the ability of humans to reason.
Ans: C
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