...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...

...in one and the same Person, made by Covenant of every man with every man, 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...

...sovereign. Hobbes thus envisioned a social contract as follows: "[It is] 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...

...considered binding in foro externo. In this contract, says Hobbes, it is as if every man should say to every man: I Authorise and give up my Right of Governing my selfe, to the Man, or to this Assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give thy Right to him,...

...agreement, "commonwealth" is created. It is, says Hobbes, as if every man should say to every man / authorise and give up my right of governing myself...condition, that thou give up thy right to him, and authorize all his actions in like manner. This done, the multitude so united in one person is called...

...manner as if every man should say to every man, / 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,...

...... 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. — Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan The state has once again emerged as a...

...man, 'I authorize and give up my Right of Governing my selfe, to this Man [the Representer/agent], or to this Assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give up the Right to him, and Authorize all his Actions in like manner.'" 47 Thus, a "reall Unity" transcends...

...other and with the head of state "to submit their wills every one to his will"12. That "I authorize and give up, my right of governing myself, to this man or this assembly of men, on the condition, that thou give up thy right to him, and authorize all his actions...

...to set up and obey a Sovereign. Hobbes envisages the terms of the Covenant as follows: "I authorize and give up my right of governing myself to this Man...condition, that thou give up thy right to him and authorize all his actions in like manner." In a State of Nature, all men are armed up to the teeth....