Homework #6

John Locke believed that that all people are born good, with natural rights that can't be taken away from you.  He thought that a government could only exist with the consent of the people being governed, and believed in the principle of separation of powers in a government.  Thomas Hobbes, on the other hand, believed that people are naturally evil.  He thought that only a government that had a ruler with absolute power could maintain control.  I personally believe that John Locke's principles apply the concept of social contract more effectively than Thomas Hobbes's principles.  Thomas Hobbes believes that people should give the government absolute power, but if you focus all of the power in one person, then there is really nothing stopping that person from abusing their power.  John Locke's belief that the power should be split into separate parts chosen by the people helps to avoid that problem.