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The English philospher who called for the consent of the governed was named John Locke. He believed that people had natural rights. He also thought that in a state of nature, people could be reasonable and moral as opposed to the thinking of Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes believed that people were naturally violent and disorderly.

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john Locke is the English philosopher who is known for advocating for the consent of the governed as the foundation for legitimate government. In his writings, particularly in his Two Treatises of Government, Locke argued that individuals have the right to consent to their rulers and that government's legitimacy is derived from the consent of the governed.

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