Who would be a better ruler for my school Hobbes or Locke? and Why
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Hobbes was a believer in monarchy while Locke was liberal so Locke would be the better choice.

Explanation:

Hobbes, throughout his life believed in a concept called the social contract in which he asserted that the people had to rely on Absolute monarchy only to live a good life among themselves.

Locke was a liberal and believed in an early form of democracy and he also vouched for greater civil rights in his time.

Thus Locke was one of the thinkers that would make a better modern citizen so he must be the wiser choice among the two options given

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