This paper examines how Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli gave us some highly acclaimed philosophical works, which contain their
views on every subject connected with
politics,
government and rights of citizens. It looks at how Thomas Hobbes was positively influenced by Machiavelli in his views on politics and government. It also looks at how Machiavelli in his book "The Prince" focused on factors such as fear and force when describing the attributes that he felt a ruler must possess in order to rule effectively.