Hume dismissed consent of the governed

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Hume dismissed "consent of the governed" as the basis for government because: He said that it was ideal, but few governments were formed that way in reality. He disagreed that consent of the governed gave legitimacy to a government. He failed to find a treaty that persuaded him to accept the idea. It violates contract theory.

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