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This quote, which occurs as Locke describes humankind in a state of nature, reflects Locke’s argument that humankind invented civil society to escape the dangers of nature, but it also underscores Locke’s claim that humankind has a tendency for “partiality” and violence. While Locke doesn’t necessarily agree with Thomas Hobbes’s hypothesis that humankind in a state of nature was completely savage and violent, Locke certainly admits that humankind is still prone to such violent behavior. For Hobbes, humans are naturally this violent, without provocation. For Locke, humans only behave this violently in nature because nature lacks an impartial judge; however…