How did social darwinists view poverty? select one: a. they believed that people can go from "rags to riches" if they are given a chance. b. they thought that assisting the poor would disrupt natural selection of the fittest. c. they believed the wealthiest businessmen should give away their money to the poor. d. they encouraged philanthropy to poor people who tried to better themselves.

the main inference that can be drawn from jean jacques rousseau's book the social contract is: a. people can enjoy civil and physical freedom, even if it sometimes harms society.

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