Thomas Hobbes (author of Leviathan) believed. Absolute monarchy was necessary to prevent revolution and disorder

Humans are engaged in a ruthless struggle to survive and act like beasts

Humans are not guided by reason and goodness

All of the above

Hobbes believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy he argued this most forcefully in his landmark work leviathan this belief stemmed from the central tenet of Hobbes natural philosophy that human beings are at their core selfish creatures