...and strength upon one man, or upon one assemhly of men that may reduce all their wills, hy phtrality of voices, unto one will; which is as much as to say, to appoint one man. or assemhly of men, to hear their person; and every one to own and acknowledge himself to Ix- author of...

...since; The only way to erect such a Common Power ... is [for all men) to conferre all their power and strength upon one Man. or upon one Assembly of men....their Wills, by plurality of voices, unto one Will. fi The individual subjects, therefore, should be prepared, Hobbes argues, to give their obedience to...

...is as if each and every individual should agree with everyone else 'to conferre all their power and strength upon one Man, or upon one Assembly of men,...their Wills, by plurality of voices, unto one Will'. When they perform this act of mutual covenanting, this is as much as to say that they 'appoint one...

...the manner of a single person. This is by agreeing, each with each, 'to conferre all their power and strength upon one Man, or upon one Assembly of Men,...all their Wills, by plurality of voices, unto one Will'.'94 It is only by this means that they can hope to transform themselves from a multitude with...

...Thirdly, A great multitude are thus united, when they confer all their power and strength upon one man or assembly of men, that may reduce all their wills by plurality of voices to one will, etc. From whence arises a common-wealth. Fourthly, Tliis common-wealth is defined and...

...from the invasion of Forraigners, and the injuries of others ... is to conferre all their power and strength upon one Man, or upon one Assembly of Men, that may reduce their Wills, by plurality of voices, unto one Will."3 In sum, there is a clearly identifiable foundation...

...persons (a governing parliament). Hobbes says that the multitude achieve this single will because they 'appoint one man, or assembly of men, to bear their person' and everyone has to 'own and acknowledge himself to be author of what so beareth their person . . . and...

...This is by agreeing, each vith each, 'to conferre all their power and strength upon one Man, or jpon one Assembly of Men, that may reduce all their Wills, by plurality jf voices, unto one Will'.'94 It is only by this means that they can hope to ransform themselves from...

...the common benefit. The only way to erect such a common power ... is, to confer all their power and strength upon one man, or upon one assembly of men,...their wills, by plurality of voices, unto one will ... as if every man should say to every man, 'I authorize and give up my right of governing myself,...

...force and able to punish. This means that a plurality of individuals 'should confer all their power and strength upon one man, or upon one assembly of men,...reduce all their wills, by plurality of voices, unto 1 Leviathan, i, 15; EW. ill, p. 147. 'Leviathan, ill, 15; EW. I. p. 145. • Ibid., p. 146. * Ibid....