... and all the parties have to agree to it henceforth, which means that they have to submit to the determination of the majority. Only when the men agree to have a majority rule, the decisions can't be taken and thus the State can't survive. Once this contract is made, it is irrevocable. ... interest of a small group against the greater interest of the community as a whole. According to Locke, democracy singlehandedly offers safeguards of ensuring good rule. Democracy means power which is in the hands of the delegates, in turn controlled by popular election. Even though legislature is the ...

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... exist in a collective unit to preserve peace. A Law of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103 v/s 122) is valid only when it corresponds to this general rule: "Do not that to another, which thou wouldest not have done to thyself." (Hobbes, Leviathan 122) Hobbes believes that there are two types of people ... Leviathan 132). The subject then has many choices including leaving the Commonwealth (Hobbes, Leviathan 132) or obeying the sovereign's rule. Hobbes concludes that if a subject does challenge the sovereign's rule, it minimizes the ability of the sovereign to protect the Commonwealth (Hobbes, ...

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