How Did John Locke's View On Government

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes views on humanity differed greatly and it affected their views on government.

John Locke believed that everyone was born naturally good and had three basic rights, the rights to life, liberty, and property. Thomas Hobbes however, believed everyone was born naturally evil and needed to be controlled and punished. This greatly affected both of their views on government. Thomas Hobbes, since he thought people were evil and should be stripped of free will, believed in absolute monarchy and that people were incapable of making decisions for themselves, whereas John Locke, believing people were naturally good and capable of making decisions for themselves, believed that it is vital that the government was ruled