“The office of the sovereign, be it a monarch or an assembly, consisteth in the end for which he was entrusted with the sovereign power, namely the procuration of the safety of the people.”
— Thomas Hobbes
Simplified Meaning:
Leaders, whether they are kings, queens, or groups, have a main job: to make sure the people they lead are safe.
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