In The Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes tried to show how a very strong monarchy was compatible with the idea that sovereignty ultimately resided in the people.

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Hobbes argued that people collectively agreed to surrender their individual rights to a sovereign authority (a monarch) for protection and order, thus the power of the monarch is derived from the consent of the governed.

In the Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes Tried to Show How a Very