will call on his strengths to securehimself from other men. It was clear to Hobbes, that menmust group themselves together, with a leader capable ofensuring obedience of these natural laws. It isimportant that the group being governed is a large groupbecause the small groups are not stable. The addition ofonly a few members with contrasting views to a smallgroup, could destroy the entire community. Thus, smallgroups invite invaders and foster dissent. Hobbes toaccepted that man bestowing his power in one leader, “ismore than consent, or concord; it is a real unity of themall, in one every man, I authorize and give up my rightof governing myself, to this man, or on this condition,that thou give up thy right to him, and authorize all hisactions in like manner.” (CWT III, 38). The precedingquote was Hobbes’s opinion of a social contract. This,Hobbes believed, was essential to man escaping the stateof nature, and to the formation of a responsiblegovernment. Through this, complete power should bevested in one king, and the people who gave him thispower need to trust and abide by him at all times. Theyare not to rebel, because rebellion would lead them backto the chaos which they were trying escape. Basically,Hobbes’s ideal state had rights against the people,because it possessed all the sovereignty,and the peoplehad a responsibility to it.Locke believed that man by nature is good. He livedin a fairly peaceful era which had directly influencedthis view. Locke saw the state of nature as a state ofthe natural freedom, of man; to order their actions, anddispose of their positions and persons as they found fitwithin the bounds of the laws of nature. The state ofnature, however, is not a state of license. (CWT,70).This means although man has ability to deal with himselfand his belongings as he wishes, he does not have theauthority to act in a way which is destructive towardhimself or other persons because, in do...
