The Hobbesian state was intended to secure the conditions of life, even a highly civilized and cultivated life but one calculated in terms of self-interest and risk avoidance.

霍布斯眼中的国家旨在，保护人民的生命财产安全，即使是那些虽开化有教养却是为一己私利的人，也应当受到国家的保护。