Thomas Hobbes and other early social contract theorists argued that the state emerges in response to natural anarchy in order to protect the people's interests and keep order.
tˈɑːməs hˈɑːbz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɜːli sˈoʊʃəl kˈɑːntɹækt θˈiəɹɪsts ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðætðə stˈeɪt ɪmˈɜːdʒᵻz ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə nˈætʃɚɹəl ˈænɑːɹki ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɹətˈɛkt ðə pˈiːpəlz ˈɪntɹɛsts ænd kˈiːp ˈɔːɹdɚ.