that people consent to be governed and voluntarily give up some of their liberties so that the remainder of their liberties can be protected. For example, in the United States, people enjoy the right of freedom of speech, but this right is One cannot exercise freedom of speech if it means joking to airport security personnel about bringing a bomb onboard an aircraft. But this rule protects people from the inconvenience of more delayed flights if security had to iden- and search the government made for safe and peaceful The social contract that established living and for the secure enjoyment of one's life, liberty, and property. Thus, the ultimate legitimacy of government derived from a contract among the people