Hobbes’ overarching argument is that the presence of a sovereign is in the people’s best interest, and thereby going against it is to go against oneself. Essentially, by implementing a sovereign, we are drawing away from the state of nature. Hobbes describes the life of man in the state of …show more content…
In other words, these laws of nature are principles that forbid one to act in any manner that is destructive to one’s life. Hobbes states three laws of nature. The first states that men should seek peace by any means and if that is impossible to obtain, only then should we attack. The second law of nature tells us to lay down our rights if others will, meaning that an agent should “be contented with so much liberty against other men as he would allow other men against himself (Hobbes, 127). The third and final law of nature we will discuss states that we should keep our covenants. This is perhaps Hobbes’ most crucial point in proving why the presence of a sovereign is in the people’s best interest. The only way to ensure that the third law of nature is upholded is if a sovereign is implemented with the power to enforce these