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Why did Hobbes believe that the best form of government had a king?

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Hobbes referred to the government like the Leviathan, a powerful state created to impose order. ... He believed the best form of government had a king and a sovereign because placing more power in the hands of a king would mean more resolute and consistent exercise of political authority.

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