In his inaugural speech, president lincoln a. threatened to attack the seceded states if they did not return to the union. b. repeated his commitment not to interfere with slavery where it already existed. c. repeated his commitment to abolishing slavery. d. threatened to attack if the south did not return the federal forts it had seized.

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.