Well I believe that the former President of the United States Barack Obama would be a follower of Locke’s philosophy. I believe this because Obama (or any other leader in this time period) would not sympathize with having a king ruling their country, Locke wanted the people to be represented by the government and had the right to vote for their leader. Obama was elected into Presidency and he represented and favored the people.
A former leader that would side with Hobbes ideas would be Queen Elizabeth or any other monarch that still remains. Even though the Kings and Queens that are alive to this day don't have any governmental power I believe they would like to have the power their ancestors had of total rule. Queen Elizabeth is traditionalist and might agree with Hobbes that Kings and Queens are necessary. Also most monarchs today believe they are better than anyone else which leads me to believe that they think they have the right to rule.
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