The sovereign is, for Hobbes, the artificially reconstructed will of the people in the person of their representative.
君主制是,人民意志的体现,人民以共同意志推选出代表。
The sovereign representative acts, you might say, like a filter for the wills and passions of the people.
而君主代表的行动,就像人民意志和力量的过滤器。
The fact that I have one, you know, five hundred thousandth of the vote for one representative in congress is not the same thing as my having the ability to decide for myself how to use my property rights.
事实是,我只有一张选票,50万选民才票选出,一位国会议员,这与我能自己决定如何行使我的财产权,是两回事。
The sovereign and, again, this is crucial, is for Hobbes, the representative of the people.
霍布斯还认为君主就是人民的代表,也是一个国家主权的象征。
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