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What did Hobbes and Locke believe the primary object of government was?(2 points)
Responses

to create a just society.
to create a just society.

to allow people to live their lives in peace and security.
to allow people to live their lives in peace and security.

to build a society according to God’s laws.
to build a society according to God’s laws.

to build a powerful nation.
to build a powerful nation.

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to allow people to live their lives in peace and security.

Both Hobbes and Locke argued (via the social contract) that government’s main role is to protect people from the dangers of the state of nature—Hobbes by ensuring order and preventing war, Locke by securing life, liberty, and property.