READ:
"…no one [or government] ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions…and may not, unless it be to do justice on an offender, take away, or impair the life, or what tends to the preservation of the life, liberty, health, limb, or goods of another…”

According to the quote, Locke believed that the government’s main purpose is to

A. protect and preserve rights of the people.
B. make laws that restrict rights of the people.
C. protect people from themselves.
D. make sure all groups are represented.

ANSWER: A