[8] Theonlywaytoerectsuchacommonpower, asmaybeabletodefendthemfromtheinvasionofforeigners, andtheinjuriesofoneanother, andtherebytosecuretheminsuchsortasthatbytheirownindustryandbythefruitsoftheearththeymaynourishthemselvesandlivecontentedly, istoconferalltheirpowerandstrengthupononeman, orupononeassemblyofmen, thatmayreducealltheirwills, bypluralityofvoices, untoonewill, whichisasmuchastosay, toappointoneman, orassemblyofmen, tobeartheirperson; andeveryonetoownandacknowledgehimselftobeauthorofwhatsoeverhethatsobeareththeirpersonshallact, orcausetobeacted, inthosethingswhichconcernthecommonpeaceandsafety; andthereintosubmittheirwills, everyonetohiswill, , orconcord5; itisarealunityofthemallinoneandthesameperson, madebycovenantofeverymanwitheveryman, insuchmannerasifeverymanshouldsaytoeveryman: Iauthorizeandgiveupmyrightofgoverningmyselftothisman, ortothisassemblyofmen, onthiscondition, thatthougiveupthyrighttohim, , themultitudesounitedinonepersoniscalledaCOMMONWEALTH; inLatin, CIVITAS.ThisisthegenerationofthatgreatLEVIATHAN6, orrather, tospeakmorereverently, ofthatMortalGodtowhichweowe, undertheImmortalGod, , givenhimbyeveryparticularmanintheCommonwealth, hehaththeuseofsomuchpowerandstrengthconferredonhimthat, byterrorthereof, heisenabledtoformthewillsofthemall, topeaceathome, , which, todefineit, is: oneperson, ofwhoseactsagreatmultitude, bymutualcovenantsonewithanother, havemadethemselveseveryonetheauthor, totheendhemayusethestrengthandmeansofthemallasheshallthinkexpedient7fortheirpeaceandcommondefense.
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