Locke and Plato on a Legitimate Government

Locke and Plato on a Legitimate Government

Topic 4:  Locke suggests that a government is legitimate only if people consent to it. Plato insists that a government is legitimate only if it pursues goodness and justice. Write an essay that explicates these two views of legitimacy and explain which view is most persuasive, and why.

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