Question

question 14 (1 point)
which of the following is the likely author of the quote below?
\the first person who, having enclosed a plot of land, took it into his head to say this is mine and found people simple enough to believe him was the true founder of civil society. what crimes, wars, murders, what miseries and horrors would the human race have been spared, had some one pulled up the stakes or filled in the ditch and cried out to his fellow men: do not listen to this imposter. you are lost if you forget that the fruits of the earth belong to all and the earth to no one!\
thomas hobbes
john locke
jean jacques rousseau
john stuart mill

Explanation:

This quote is from Jean Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, where he critiques the emergence of private property as the starting point of societal inequality and suffering, a core theme in his philosophical work. The other thinkers have distinct core arguments: Hobbes focused on a strong sovereign to control human nature, Locke defended private property as a natural right, and Mill centered on utilitarianism and individual liberty.

Answer:

Jean Jacques Rousseau