Thomas Hobbes · Politics
Why Hobbes insisted the sovereign’s power must be absolute and undivided - a Leviathan strong enough that no one dares break the peace.
You learned that Hobbes rejected dividing or limiting sovereign power. Reconstruct his argument that a divided sovereign is no sovereign at all, in your own words.
Leads to Montesquieu.
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