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In defence of a ‘weak’ leader

HARARE – Thomas Hobbes’ work, The Leviathan, is one of the greatest works of political philosophy. Hobbes essentially articulated a theory of “political absolutism”. Without a powerful sovereign (Leviathan) to hold man in awe, he argued, we would live in a constant state of war as we each struggle to protect our persons. Society, therefore,…

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