Read the excerpt from an informational document. Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the

thesis that imperialism was necessary for British

security?

I became more than ever convinced of the importance

of imperialism. My cherished idea is a solution for the

social problem ... we colonial statesmen must acquire

new lands to settle the surplus population, to provide

new markets for the goods produced by them in the

factories and mines. The Empire, as I have always

said, is a bread and butter question. If you want to

avoid civil war, you must become imperialists.

O "I became more than ever convinced of the

importance of imperialism."

"The Empire, as I have always said, is a bread and

butter question."

O "My cherished idea is a solution for the social

problem.."

"If you want to avoid civil war, you must become

imperialists."

-Cecil Rhodes, 1895

D: “If you want to avoid civil war, you must become imperialists”

lincoln won 212 electoral votes to mcclellan's 21 votes, and lincoln beat mcclellan. is the main reason lincoln won in 1864.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.