...relations The only way to escape such a state of war, according to Hobbes, is to create a reall Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant of every man with every man, in such a manner, as if every man should say to every man, / Authorise and give up my right of Governing my...

...sovereign but, in some legal sense, to "identify" with him, to regard his will and person as one's own. "This is more than consent, or concord; it is a real unity of them all, in one and the same person"20 (emphasis added). These striking claims constitute the first formulation of the modern doctrine...

...Mauss, op. cit., p. 3). This 'as if brought us to Thomas Hobbes' observation of the social contract as a "covenant of every man with every man, in such manner, as if every man should say to every man" (italics are mine). See T. Hobbes, Leviathan. The Matter, Form and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall...

...and their Judgements, to his Judgement. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a reall Unitie of them all, 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...

...and their Judgements, to his Judgement. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a real unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant...such 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...

...and therein to suhmit their wills, everyone to his will, and their judgements to his judgement. Tliis is more than consent, or concord; it is a real unity of them all, in one and the same person, made hy covenant of every man with evers man, in such manner as if every man should say to evers" man. /...

...to abide by the Representer's acts. The basic contract signed "of every man with every Man" operates "as if every man should say to every 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...

...safety; and therein to submit their wills, every one to his will, and their judgements to his judgement.2 This is more than consent or concord; it is a real...such manner as if every man should say to every man, / 1 If citizens confer all of their power and strength on the sovereign, it would appear that they...

...acknowledge that they are the 'author' (the authorising source) of the sovereign. This, as Hobbes puts it, 'is more than consent or concord; it is a real unity...manner as if every man should say to every man, I authorise and give up my right of governing my self to this man, or this assembly of men, on this condition...

...Isermann, especially Chapters 6 and 7. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a reall Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant...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...