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Pol Science 15th Divyaaaaaaa
Quote arthashashtra book 1 chapter 18– people suffering from anarchy as illustrated by the
provorbial tendency of the big fish eating the small fish that is matsney – first elected manu to be
the kind and allotted one-fourth of the grains and one-tenth of the merchandise as sovereign dues,
fed by the payment the king upon himself the responsibility of maintaining the safety and security
of the subjects and of being answerable to his subjects for his sins when the principle of levying just
punishments and taxes have been violated.
2. This state was a barbarious environment and the thinkers suggested why it was necessary to leave
the environment and come to an agreement. This was the raison d’ etre for the creation of the state.
3. Finally the contract obliges the citizens to obey the state in respect of the security it delivers.
Hobbes has used their theory to justify political freedom, constitutional government and limited
sovereignity supoorted legal sovereignity
/Lock /has been dubbed as a political ideolog of emerging capitalism with the chief natural right
being the right of property – supported political sovereignity