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Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan (1651). He was convinced that all humans were naturally selfish and wicked. Without government to keep order Hobbes said, there would be "war . . . of every man against every man," and life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." In order to escape such a bleak life people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler.

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Thomas Hobbes thought they were violent and selfish

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He had a negative view in humanity. People are bad and selfish , government should protect us from our selves.

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He thought that all humans were very cruel, that they were born that way. He thought that the monarchy should complete and absolute power and strict rules.

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Had the right to choose and change their government.

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