Hobbes and the Leviathan
‘the
multitude so united in one person, is called a commonwealth. This is the generation of that
great Leviathan, or rather, to speak more reverently, of that mortal god, to
which we owe under the immortal God, our peace and defence’
the social
contract of Hobbes - based upon an axiom of rational humanity - ‘people led by ‘a
perpetuall and restlesse desire of Power after power’ - agreeing to empower a third
party - the Sovereign