“The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the…
Thomas Hobbes links the subject's obligation to the sovereign's ability to provide protection. Political obedience serves the security for which sovereign authority is…
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“The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them”. Who said this?
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Thomas Hobbes links the subject's obligation to the sovereign's ability to provide protection. Political obedience serves the security for which sovereign authority is established, so the obligation cannot outlast the protective power on which it rests.
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