...and their Judgements, to his Judgement. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a reall Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant...manner, as if every man should say to every man, I Authorise andgive up my Right of Governing my selfe, to this Man, or to this Assembly of men, on this...

...obligation will tend inevitably to the destruction of the covenant of all covenants according to which 'every man should say to every man, I authorize and give up my right of governing my selfe to this Man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give up thy Right to...

...plurality of voices, unto one Will. . . . This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a real Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant. ... By this Authoritie, given him by every particular man in the Common-Wealth, he hath the use of...

...relations The only way to escape such a state of war, according to Hobbes, is to create a reall Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant of every man with every man, in such a manner, as if every man should say to every man, / Authorise and give up my right of Governing my...

...but, in some legal sense, to "identify" with him, to regard his will and person as one's own. "This is more than consent, or concord; it is a real unity of them all, in one and the same person"20 (emphasis added). These striking claims constitute the first formulation of the modern doctrine...

...Mauss, op. cit., p. 3). This 'as if brought us to Thomas Hobbes' observation of the social contract as a "covenant of every man with every man, in such manner, as if every man should say to every man" (italics are mine). See T. Hobbes, Leviathan. The Matter, Form and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall...

...and their Judgements, to his Judgement. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a reall Unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant of every man with every man, as if every man should say to every man, I Authorise and give up my Right of Governing my selfe, to...

...and their Judgements, to his Judgement. This is more than Consent, or Concord; it is a real unitie of them all, in one and the same Person, made by Covenant...such manner as if every man should say to every man, / authorise and give up my Right of Governing my selfe, to this Man, or to this Assembly of men, on...

...and therein to suhmit their wills, everyone to his will, and their judgements to his judgement. Tliis is more than consent, or concord; it is a real unity of them all, in one and the same person, made hy covenant of every man with evers man, in such manner as if every man should say to evers" man. /...

...to abide by the Representer's acts. The basic contract signed "of every man with every Man" operates "as if every man should say to every man, 'I authorize and give up my Right of Governing my selfe, to this Man [the Representer/agent], or to this Assembly of men, on this condition, that...