The Theory of Dictatorship

Schmidt exploits the emergence of the modern state through the development of executive power and its limitations. Discussing several very diverse thinkers, he cites monarch machs who opposed absolute kingly rule but upheld organic limits on all princes. On the other hand, he cites thomas hobbs, who endorsed the absolute sovereignty of the prince in all cases. The key question is, whose decision carries the day in ant and by what authority? And the answer was never the people.