For Hobbes, justice is a matter of the keeping of covenants (contracts), and the only way to ensure that covenants are kept is to let the Leviathan reign.

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Thomas Hobbes, in his work "Leviathan," argues that in the state of nature, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short," and that justice is achieved through the establishment of a social contract. This contract involves individuals surrendering some of their freedoms to a sovereign authority (the Leviathan) in exchange for security and order, which includes the enforcement of contracts and covenants.

For Hobbes, Justice Is a Matter of the Keeping of Covenants