Locke and Hume Gov't Concepts (Blog-post #9)

Both Locke and Hume had very similar concepts of government and the freedoms that come with them. Locke believed that left to our own devices, with no government, we'd have anarchy everywhere. We would all be trying to kill each other to either protect what we have or to steal what someone else has. Hume however, thought that we wouldn't be nearly as destructive as Locke would have us think. Locke and Hume believe that government should be around to help protect the people and their possessions. They both believe that no government should be run by tyrants and monarchs who have too much authority on the people. Today, much of these concepts are the same. We believe that government shouldn't have too much power, that their should be a balance, and that the government's main point is to protect us and our property. Government can go too far by stretching this belief in order to giving up some of our other rights or freedoms.