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Parliament won't work and it's BECAUSE men can and should do whatever they can to gain power.

Hobbes is great for recognizing that in the pursuit of power, all acts are right (whether they be just or unjust). He also acknowledges that it is natural for power to change hands. The King, or Leviathan figure, will always have a contender as someone else tries to accumulate power. In this sense, Parliament will never work because the men who compose Parliament will inevitably vie for power amongst themselves. One will always emerge victorious and become the new Leviathan, as it is in man’s nature to dominate or be dominated. The contender will try to seize power by any means necessary, as the King will try to hold power by any means necessary. Both are justified in their acts because man cannot share power equally if he desires a peaceful existence, as a state of equality means a state of war. He must be the Leviathan or be ruled by the Leviathan; peaceful existence is not possible any other way.