Answer:
“During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.”
Explanation:
Hobbes in his book the Leviathan built a sovereign state that is based on the powers of security. This government can be seen as a protector of persons against the overwhelming State of Nature and therefore is the protection people need from the threat of death. The way this security is met according to Hobbes is through “commonwealth” (Leviathan Hobbes) if all people abide by the laws set out for them, then all persons are able to live in a society free from war. Hobbes argues “During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.” (Hobbes, Leviathan) therefore saying that without the protection of a ruling government man loses the security that is provide within the social contract. According to Hobbes the commonwealth can be formed in two different ways, agreement or force. Regardless of which route the sovereign chooses to take, both agreement and force holds the same right of power over his subjects and the same responsibilities over the citizens. The foundation of all things comes from the sovereign and to Hobbes the key to unlocking peace. Although Hobbes ultimately believed that we need government to control the state of nature he also thought that the people within this social contract should have certain freedoms and liberties. These liberties included right to food, clothing, shelter and the right to protect them from anyone that is harming them. The rights of the people also contained the right to engage in lawful commerce, the right to educate their children, the right to legal protection of their health and safety, the right to legal protection of their property, and the right to do other things which are not forbidden by the laws of the commonwealth. (Leviathan Hobbes) Hobbes belief is that only under the rule of the sovereign may a subject truly gain their liberty and rights he states this by saying “To this war of every man against every man, this also in consequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice and injustice have no place. Where there is no common power, there is no law, where no law, no injustice. Force, and fraud, is in war the cardinal virtues. (Hobbes, Leviathan) as a result meaning that man cannot understand what freedom is until he is living within the covenant created for the people.
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