1. Hobbes And Locke
- We must mutually divest ourselves of certain rights in order to escape the state of natural war. ... Thus, a sovereign instituted by force is as much a part of the social contract as a sovereign instituted by agreement. ... XVIII Of the Rights of soveraignes by institution - The rights of a sovereign are as follows: - 1) Subjects owe him sole loyalty; - 2) Subjects cannot be freed from their obligation to him; - 3) Dissenters must yield to the majority in declaring a sovereign; - 4) The sovereign cannot be unjust or injure any innocent subject; - 5) The sovereign cannot be put t...
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