 | Philip Pettit - 2009 - 192 páginas
...not a weakness in Hobbes's theory, since he holds that the "obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than...power lasteth by which he is able to protect them," and this power may fail "through the ignorance and passions of men" leading to "intestine discord"... | |
 | Samantha Frost - 2008 - 240 páginas
...than that of any, or all the Subjects" (L 18:238), for their obligation to obey the sovereign lasts "as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth, by which he is able to protect them" (L 21:272). Indeed, Hobbes explains that if the sovereign is not powerful enough to make security the... | |
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The Obligation of Subjects to the Soveraign, is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth, by which he is able to protect them. 
