Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
Frontispiece from De Cive (1642)
Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving by William Faithorne, 1668
Tomb of Thomas Hobbes in St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall, in Derbyshire
Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.
King Frederick II of Prussia, "the Great"
Photograph of Tsar Alexander II, 1878–81
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