The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof

The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof

Thomas Hobbes, a prominent English philosopher of the 17th century, is known for his political theories that emphasized the need for a strong central authority to maintain order and prevent chaos. In his famous work, Leviathan, Hobbes famously described the state as a Leviathan, a powerful and all-encompassing entity that must be obeyed in order to prevent the state of nature, which he believed to be a state of war and chaos.