Compare the views of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke on human nature. How did these views influence their ideas on the proper role of government?
Thomas Hobbes thought that humans were selfish and wicked, and that they needed a ruler with total power to control them. John Locke on the other hand, had positive views on humans and favored self government. The purpose of this was to protect the 3 natural rights, life liberty, and property. John Locke influenced the Bill of Rights which was to protect the citizens rights. Hobbes gave the idea that the government needed some kind of agreement with the thoughts of a social contract.
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