Question

Thomas Paine and Thomas Hobbes both believed

the common people were the basis of government
governments need to be made up of many people
governments only exist to make war and collect taxes
the common people needed to overthrow the king

Answer 1

Generally speaking, Thomas Paine and Thomas Hobbes both believed that "the common people were the basis of government," since they both believed in the "social contract" that should exist between people and their government.