Dunn​ ​1 Johnnie​ ​Dunn Mc​ ​Cormick ENG​ ​1C 17​ ​October​ ​2017 Origins​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Democracy:​ ​Analyzing​ ​the​ ​Social​ ​Contract What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​reasons​ ​that​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect freedom?​ ​Although​ ​they​ ​say​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect freedom,​ ​nevertheless​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​freedom because​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​best​ ​protects​ ​liberty,​ ​rights,​ ​will​ ​and​ ​moral​ ​freedom. The​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​freedom​ ​because​ ​the social​ ​contract​ ​best​ ​protects​ ​liberty.​ ​First,​ ​natural​ ​liberty​ ​is​ ​the​ ​power​ ​that​ ​each​ ​individual​ ​citizen is​ ​born​ ​with.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​the​ ​freedom​ ​to​ ​do​ ​as​ ​they​ ​see​ ​fit.​ ​The​ ​citizens​ ​have​ ​the​ ​power​ ​to​ ​discard​ ​their property​ ​without​ ​having​ ​need​ ​to​ ​ask​ ​permission​ ​from​ ​any​ ​fellow​ ​man.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​under​ ​no authority​ ​besides​ ​that​ ​of​ ​the​ ​natural​ ​world.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​state​ ​men​ ​are​ ​not​ ​bound​ ​to​ ​each​ ​other​ ​and​ ​are allowed​ ​to​ ​judge​ ​what's​ ​best​ ​for​ ​their​ ​own​ ​subsist​ ​existence.​ ​All​ ​man​ ​possesses​ ​this​ ​freedom​ ​so long​ ​as​ ​one​ ​has​ ​the​ ​power​ ​to​ ​maintain​ ​it.​ ​All​ ​citizens​ ​are​ ​born​ ​with​ ​natural​ ​equality.​ ​They​ ​are born​ ​with​ ​the​ ​same​ ​power​ ​and​ ​are​ ​all​ ​at​ ​the​ ​mercy​ ​of​ ​nature.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​state​ ​no​ ​citizen​ ​must​ ​suffer​ ​in a​ ​position​ ​of​ ​lower​ ​rank​ ​in​ ​comparison​ ​to​ ​any​ ​other​ ​man.​ ​The​ ​individual​ ​citizens​ ​are​ ​also​ ​born with​ ​​ ​independence​ ​having​ ​control​ ​over​ ​that​ ​power.​ ​The​ ​citizens​ ​are​ ​under​ ​no​ ​influence​ ​or control​ ​from​ ​any​ ​oppressive​ ​factions.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​loyal​ ​and​ ​allied​ ​with​ ​no​ ​one​ ​but​ ​themselves.​ ​The individual​ ​citizens​ ​can​ ​exercise​ ​their​ ​right​ ​to​ ​support​ ​themselves,​ ​make​ ​decisions​ ​and​ ​pursue​ ​a normal​ ​existence​ ​that​ ​being​ ​one​ ​where​ ​we​ ​have​ ​rules​ ​possessions​ ​and​ ​principles​ ​of​ ​our​ ​own Dunn​ ​1 choosing.​ ​Second,​ ​upon​ ​the​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Social​ ​Contract,​ ​one​ ​relinquishes​ ​a​ ​portion​ ​of​ ​these natural​ ​liberties​ ​in​ ​favor​ ​of​ ​civil​ ​liberty.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​freedom​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sovereign​ ​people​ ​given​ ​to them​ ​by​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​and​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state.​ ​These​ ​are​ ​the​ ​rights​ ​and​ ​freedoms​ ​served​ ​to​ ​the public​ ​in​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​where​ ​one​ ​must​ ​only​ ​follow​ ​the​ ​rules​ ​created​ ​for​ ​and​ ​by​ ​the​ ​community.​ ​In​ ​the civil​ ​state​ ​same​ ​as​ ​in​ ​the​ ​state​ ​of​ ​nature​ ​all​ ​men​ ​are​ ​born​ ​free.​ ​A​ ​single​ ​person​ ​belongs​ ​to​ ​the entirety​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​the​ ​entirety​ ​belonging​ ​to​ ​one​ ​person.​ ​The​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​also​ ​provides​ ​civil equality​ ​where​ ​all​ ​sovereign​ ​people​ ​possess​ ​the​ ​same​ ​power.​ ​The​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​and​ ​the​ ​civil state​ ​also​ ​provide​ ​Sovereign​ ​people​ ​with​ ​civil​ ​independence.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​power​ ​to​ ​be​ ​absolved​ ​of all​ ​obligation,​ ​to​ ​not​ ​require​ ​nor​ ​request​ ​any​ ​aid​ ​or​ ​support,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​absolve​ ​themselves​ ​from allegiance​ ​to​ ​a​ ​ruling​ ​authority.​ ​Man​ ​must​ ​exchange​ ​the​ ​instincts​ ​and​ ​advantages​ ​needed​ ​in​ ​a state​ ​of​ ​nature​ ​for​ ​the​ ​liberties​ ​provided​ ​by​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state.​ ​Third,​ ​Natural​ ​and​ ​Civil​ ​Liberties​ ​are protected​ ​by​ ​both​ ​the​ ​Sovereign​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Citizens​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Social​ ​Contract.​ ​The​ ​sovereign​ ​people protect​ ​the​ ​Individual​ ​citizen's​ ​natural​ ​liberty​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Individual​ ​citizens​ ​protect​ ​the​ ​Sovereign people's​ ​civil​ ​liberty.​ ​They​ ​do​ ​so​ ​by​ ​abiding​ ​by​ ​the​ ​terms​ ​of​ ​their​ ​agreement​ ​in​ ​social​ ​contract. There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​these​ ​liberties​ ​because​ ​we​ ​are​ ​obligated​ ​to​ ​do​ ​so​ ​by​ ​the​ ​social contract.​ ​If​ ​natural​ ​Liberty​ ​and​ ​Civil​ ​Liberty​ ​are​ ​not​ ​protected,​ ​then​ ​no​ ​one​ ​is​ ​free.​ ​Neither​ ​the sovereign​ ​people​ ​nor​ ​the​ ​individual​ ​citizens​ ​possess​ ​freedom,​ ​equality​ ​or​ ​independence.​ ​They will​ ​not​ ​live​ ​under​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state​ ​and​ ​their​ ​will​ ​cease​ ​to​ ​be​ ​​ ​social​ ​contract.​ ​The​ ​civil​ ​state's​ ​social contract​ ​state​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​liberty​ ​because​ ​both​ ​the​ ​sovereign​ ​people​ ​and​ ​the individual​ ​citizens​ ​gain​ ​liberty​ ​through​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​mutual​ ​undertaking​ ​and agreement. Dunn​ ​1 The​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​freedom​ ​because​ ​the social​ ​contract​ ​best​ ​protects​ ​rights.​ ​First,​ ​Inalienable​ ​rights​ ​are​ ​the​ ​rights​ ​that​ ​all​ ​individual citizens​ ​are​ ​born​ ​with.​ ​These​ ​rights​ ​may​ ​be​ ​exercised​ ​at​ ​our​ ​discretion​ ​and​ ​can​ ​not​ ​be​ ​stripped away​ ​or​ ​transferred.​ ​Not​ ​by​ ​any​ ​authority​ ​whether​ ​it​ ​be​ ​a​ ​force​ ​as​ ​powerful​ ​as​ ​a​ ​governing Monarch​ ​or​ ​as​ ​basic​ ​as​ ​a​ ​father.​ ​These​ ​rights​ ​include​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​property​ ​which​ ​are​ ​life,​ ​liberty, the​ ​pursuit​ ​of​ ​happiness,​ ​freedom​ ​of​ ​choice​ ​to​ ​choose​ ​to​ ​remain​ ​in​ ​a​ ​state​ ​of​ ​nature,​ ​to​ ​do​ ​as​ ​we please​ ​with​ ​our​ ​freedom,​ ​to​ ​support​ ​one's​ ​higher​ ​learning,​ ​to​ ​remain​ ​uninvolved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​conflict​ ​of others​ ​and​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​self​ ​preservation.​ ​Second,​ ​Civil​ ​rights,​ ​are​ ​the​ ​rights​ ​gifted​ ​to​ ​the sovereign​ ​people​ ​by​ ​the​ ​social​ ​contract​ ​and​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​promote​ ​freedom and​ ​equality​ ​and​ ​are​ ​the​ ​building​ ​blocks​ ​of​ ​a​ ​democratic​ ​government.​ ​These​ ​rights​ ​include,​ ​the right​ ​to​ ​participation,​ ​freedom​ ​of​ ​expression​ ​and​ ​discussion,​ ​right​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​political agenda,​ ​right​ ​to​ ​be​ ​judged​ ​by​ ​peers​ ​and​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​investigate​ ​alternative​ ​forms​ ​of​ ​government. Any​ ​government​ ​or​ ​ruler​ ​that​ ​attempts​ ​to​ ​restrict​ ​these​ ​rights​ ​can,​ ​by​ ​the​ ​citizens​ ​be​ ​usurped​ ​or deposed.​ ​Third,​ ​The​ ​sovereign​ ​people​ ​protect​ ​the​ ​individual​ ​citizen's​ ​inalienable​ ​rights​ ​while​ ​the individual​ ​citizens​ ​protect​ ​the​ ​sovereigns​ ​civil​ ​rights.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​both inalienable​ ​and​ ​civil​ ​rights​ ​because​ ​it​ ​is​ ​what​ ​both​ ​parties​ ​agreed​ ​upon​ ​when​ ​entering​ ​the​ ​social contract.​ ​If​ ​​ ​inalienable​ ​rights​ ​and​ ​civil​ ​rights​ ​are​ ​not​ ​protected​ ​then​ ​no​ ​one​ ​neither​ ​the​ ​sovereign people​ ​or​ ​the​ ​individual​ ​citizens​ ​have​ ​rights.​ ​The​ ​individual​ ​citizens​ ​have​ ​no​ ​right​ ​to​ ​their property​ ​and​ ​the​ ​sovereign​ ​people​ ​lose​ ​their​ ​civil​ ​rights.​ ​Fourth,​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​state's​ ​social​ ​contract state​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​way​ ​to​ ​protect​ ​rights​ ​because​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​mutual​ ​agreement​ ​between​ ​both​ ​factions,​ ​the individual​ ​citizens​ ​and​ ​the​ ​sovereign​ ​people.