Question

Without a powerful state capable of deterring crime, all citizens are vulnerable to predators; therefore, human survival is promoted by the creation of a strong state capable of severely punishing any and all individuals who threaten to harm others.

Answer 1

Explanation:

"Without a powerful state capable of deterring crime, all citizens are vulnerable to predators; therefore, human survival is promoted by the creation of a strong state capable of severely punishing any and all individuals who threaten to harm others."

               The above statement or argument is made by Hobbes in his famous book, "The Leviathan".

Thomas Hobbes wrote his famous and most powerful book in the year 1651 named "The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil". This is most commonly known as 'The Leviathan'.

The main idea of his book is to share his message of an undivided and strong government which is the end of all crime and wars against humanity. He states that without a powerful state all people are will end up fighting against each other and there will hatred all around. Formation of powerful state is a solution to this brutality.

Thus the answer is Hobbes in "The Leviathan".