Quentin Skinner on Hobbes on the State
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Quentin Skinner is a leading authority on the life and political theory of Thomas Hobbes. In his book Leviathan he argues that we should see the power to protect us as belonging to a mighty sovereign. The state is simply the name of the body of the people organized for political power, says Skinner.
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