...are in the natural condition of war, cannot be done. Therefore before the names of just, and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power,...benefit they expect by the breach of their covenant ; and to make good that propriety, which by mutual contract men acquire, in recompense of the universal...

...are in the natural condition of war, cannot be done. Therefore before the names of just, and unjust can have place, there must be ' some coercive power,...benefit they expect by the breach of their covenant ; and to make good that propriety, which by mutual contract men acquire, in recompense of the universal...

...covenant. And whatsoever is not unjust, is just. . . . Therefore before the names of just and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power,...covenant."* In this paragraph the essential propositions are:—justice is fulfilment of covenant; fulfilment of covenant implies a power enforcing it: "just...

...no other than the not performance of covenant. . . . Therefore, before the names of just and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power...benefit they expect by the breach of their covenant.! "Were people's characters in Ilobbes's day really so bad as to war- 1 rant his assumption that none...

...is no other than the not performance of covenant. .... Therefore before the names of just and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power,...than the benefit they expect by the breach of their covenant/t Were people's characters in Hobbes's day really so bad as to warrant his assumption that...

...names of just and unjust can have place, there •must be some coercive'power, to compel men equally'io the performance of their covenants, by the terror...benefit -they expect by the breach of their covenant."* Were people's characters in Hobbes's day really so bad as to warrant his assumption that none would...

...is no other than the not performance of covenant. .... Therefore before the names of just and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power,...benefit they expect by the breach of their covenant. " f Were people's characters in Hobbes's day really so bad as to warrant his assumption that none would...

...that reached, by a different method, long ago by Hobbes, that "before the names of just and unjust can have place there must be some coercive power to compel men equally to the performance of their covenant, by the terror of some punishment greater than the benefit they expect by the breach of their...

...are in the natural condition of war, cannot be done. Therefore before the names of just and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power,...benefit they expect by the breach of their covenant ; and to make good that propriety, which by mutual contract men acquire, in recompense of the universal...

...upon which Government, according to him, is based) ; " therefore, before the names of just and unjust can have place, there must be some coercive power...men equally to the performance of their covenants." ('Hence it is clear that by "injustice" Hobbes meant to denote the breach of legal duties. Ignoring...