Compare And Contrast John Locke And Thomas Jefferson

Achieving Change In Obama’s Inauguration even he stated that “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”(Obama) In order to have change one must fight and not wait for someone else to do it for them.Thomas Jefferson was the guy who didn't wait but attempted to change America for the better of human kind. Thomas Jefferson views were morphed by two different philosophers with opposing views of ruling America.(A&E) These two individuals are Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Jefferson didn’t want history to repeat itself, he wanted to learn from the past and not commit the same mistakes. Just like George Santayana stated in a conference

John Locke was one individual who demonstrated the true identity for true happiness in America. He expressed his many views in books which foretold the many ways to achieve the pursuit of happiness. He believed that the government is predisposed to serve us, the people.(Locke Bio) John Locke wrote a book concerning civil government and he stated in bold words that “All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.(Locke) Locke’s statement is entirely true if we lived in a world without equality or independence we wouldn't be happy and most likely rebel.But what if we are all equal and independent would you harm a neighbor, a friend,a stranger? No, we wouldn't since we are free and independent.Later down the road he managed to write an essay about Toleration explaining his thoughts to the protestants. Which ideally they didn't like it since he advances to say the Anglican worship should have full civil rights.(Locke

Thomas Hobbes despite his good looks, he surprisingly spooked the world with his views. Thomas Hobbes believed in total monarchy just like the many dictators we had in history. As you know it all resulted in wars and chaos.Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were crazy people and which needed to be ruled by a king or queen.(Leviathan) He wrote numerous books, one book which was certainly the best out of his collection was leviathan. In this book he expressed his thought into four parts: 1)of man, 2) of commonwealth 3) of a christian commonwealth, and 4) of the kingdom of darkness.(Leviathan)In the first part of man he assuredly states that “So that in the first place, I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death.”(Leviathan 47) This proves another point in Hobbes point that there should be a higher power in which governs us since humans are crazy beings only craving power.(Leviathan)So intentionally Thomas Hobbes wrote of a solution which will solve this but was it the correct method in solving this? As we read further to part 2 of the Leviathan he proves an other but disturbing point he states "During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.”(Leviathan) Looking at his quote it comes to me that Hobbes truly believed that we the people needed a