John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both believe that men are equal in the state of nature, but their individual views on equality lead them to propose fundamentally different methods of proper civil government. Locke argues that the correct form of civil government should be concerned with the common good of the people and defend citizens' rights to life, health, liberty, and personal property. Hobbes argues that the correct form of civil government is to have a sovereign general governing the people to avoid a state of war. I agree with Locke's argument because it is necessary for a civil government to properly care for its citizens, which in turn prevents a state of war from occurring in society. Locke also has a better argument than Hobbes because Hobbes' belief that it is necessary to have a supreme ruler to prevent the state of war in society is inherently wrong. This is because this would create a state of war in and of itself. Locke states that the correct form of civil government should be committed to the common good of the people and defend its citizens' rights to life, health, liberty, and liberty. personal property. It expects the legislative branch of a civil government to create laws that benefit the well-being of its citizens and the executive branch to enforce the laws as part of a social contract with the citizens. “The first and fundamental positive law of all states is the establishment of legislative power; for the first and fundamental natural law, which must also govern legislation itself, is the preservation of society and (so far as the public good is concerned) of every person in it. and I... in the middle of the paper... the state of war does not occur in society. Locke also has a better argument than Hobbes because Hobbes' belief that it is necessary to have a supreme ruler to prevent the state of war in society is inherently wrong. This is because doing so would create a state of war in and of itself. Works Cited Citations1. John Locke, Second Treatise on Government (Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett Pub Co, 1980), 69.2. John Locke, Second Treatise on Government (Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett Pub Co, 1980), 8.3. Louis P. Pojman and Robert Westmoreland, eds., Equality: Selected Readings (New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 1997), 33.4. Louis P. Pojman and Robert Westmoreland, eds., Equality: Selected Readings (New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 1997), 30.5. John Locke, Second Treatise of Government (Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett Pub Co, 1980), 15.