...what to believe. A. 1 think that neither the preaching of Friars nor Monks, nor of parochial Priests, tended to teach men what, but whom to believe. For...but to prop and enlarge his own authority over all Christian Kings and States. Wiihin the same time, that is, between the time of the Emperor Charles...

...what to believe. A. I think that neither the preaching of friars nor monks, nor of parochial priests, tended to teach men what, but whom to believe. For...but to prop and enlarge his own authority over all Christian Kings and States. Within the same time, that is, between the time of the Emperor Charles...

...obeyed because everybody believes that everybody else will obey him. To quote Hobbes [251, p. 16]: "The power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people." But to know that the root of a tyrant's power lies only in the beliefs people hold in common does not...

...retirer son accord pour que le prince tombe. En effet, Hobbes ajoutera un peu plus tard: "For thé power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people" (B 16). C'est un fait qu'en réponse à la question soulevé dans son septième article, que les humains...

...silence" (62). Norms, names, and doctrines are politically decisive. This is especially true because "the power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people" (16). Frequently neglected, as already mentioned, this remarkable pronouncement lies at the heart of...

...and even more surprisingly echoes a remark of Hobbes who said in his Behemoth (1682/1990, p. 16) ... the power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people Of course, if somebody was ever aware that interest reigns the world it is Hobbes and Hume. What they...

...the perspicuity of reasons."68 This assertion is likely based on Hobbes's conviction that that even "the power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people."69 Elsewhere, Hobbes talks about the difference between overcoming and conquering an enemy....

...The absolute sovereignty of the Leviathan stems in part from his (much neglected) observation that the 'power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people'. 16 The Hobbesian theory of power, then, is complex. Absolute force often backfires: 'Suppression of...

...avetse."" Hobbes puts this most shatply in Behemoth, his histoty of the English Civil Wat, where he wtires: "The power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people. ... If men know not their duty, what is there that can force them to obey the laws? An atmy, you will...

...power is essentially annexed to the representative of the people."39 • Power lies in public opinion: "The power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people."40 • Power lies in obedience: "It is not the right of the sovereign, though granted to him...