In interpreting Thomas Hohhes, I argue that the state of nature is a state of war, and that state of war can be averted from leading into full-fleged war, if a sovereign ruler of a functional government is created. For Hobbes (1588-1679), government is a contrivance, a necessity, precisely because “men are not angels.” Good laws must control their evil ways, that they may be compelled to follow, for their own sake.