It is argued by Hobbes that it is preferentable to consent to the absolute authority of a sovereign because it is superior to the chaos of “war of all against all” in the state of nature. Hobbes (1651) argues that men will turn against men and no industry can exist, he implies that any government, even totalitarian or oppressive governments, is better than none. But the same fear that we have against our neighbourstransgressing against us, we do not expect of ourselves in the absence of government. Berkman (1972, p. 183) asks “why does everyone think he can be decent enough without the policeman, but that the club is needed for “the others””. Furthermore, if we accept that it is rational to not trust our neighbours as they may take advantage
