... for the public good, I find it necessary to first show how each of these political theorists embrace this idea personally. Thomas Hobbes in his book The Leviathan talks about the great Leviathan which is synonymous with that of a common-wealth or state. He believes this Leviathan to be but an ... no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions; for men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent and infinite wise maker; all the servants of one sovereign Master, sent into this world by His order and about His business; they are His property, whose workmanship .....

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... contract. Although Thomas Hobbes was a predominant influence on the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau as a social contract theorist, their ideas regarding social contract theory are exceptionally different. In his book, Leviathan, Hobbes portrays the natural condition of mankind, known as the "state of nature," as inherently violent and encompassed with fear. Hobbes further claims that the state of nature is ... represents, is called the Commonwealth. The Sovereign is endowed with sovereignty, or supreme authority over the Commonwealth, who vowed their obedience in the social contract. Fur...

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