Quote: a commonweath arises from the convenant of everyone with everyone to give up their rights to a leviathan in return for peace and defense

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The only way to erect such a Common Power ... is, to conferre all their power and strength upon one Man, or upon one Assembly of men ... therein to submit their Wills, every one to his Will, and their Judgements, to his Judgment. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a reall Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant of every man with every man, in such manner, as if every man should say to every man, I Authorise and give up my Right of Governing my selfe, to this Man, or to this Assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give up thy Right to him, and Authorise all his Actions in like manner. This done, the Multitude so united in one Person, is called a COMMON-WEALTH, in latine CIVITAS. This is the Generation of that great LEVIATHAN, or rather (to speake more reverently) of that Mortall God, to which wee owe under the Immortal God, our peace and defence.   Google-1   Google-2

Published before 1923

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Quote: a leviathan is one person or one assembly with judgment over all, uniting the multitude

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