Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are two political philosophers; their theories were about the formation of the society and what the social contract means. ... Doubtless, both thinkers have different opinions on human nature and state of nature; the state of nature is where people were in before political government came into existence. ... One person or a group of people is given the power to protect the rest of the society. ... Conversely to Hobbes monarchial state, Locke contends that the government should be democratic. For this reason, the elected government can only rule by consent with t...

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