Which of the following described life in the state of nature as "poor,nasty,brutish and short…a constant war of every man with every man"?

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Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher best known for his defense of absolutist monarchy as the only legitimate form of government. A legitimate government, Hobbes claimed, is one that has the power to keep us out of the state of nature, which he argued must be a brutal war of all against all and certainly not worth living in. He argued that any form of government other than an absolutist monarchy would inevitably slip back into the state of nature.

Which of the Following Described Life in the State of Nature