The Sovereign
The embodiment of absolute power and authority in the Commonwealth
Core Belief
"The preservation of the Commonwealth is the highest good, and all actions, including those that might seem unjust, are justified if they serve this ultimate purpose."
Worldview
The Sovereign sees the world as a dangerous place, full of potential threats and challenges to the stability of the state. They view their subjects as inherently self-interested and prone to conflict, requiring constant supervision and control.
Personality
The Sovereign is characterized by unwavering resolve, strategic thinking, and a commitment to maintaining order above all else. They are pragmatic and willing to use any means necessary to ensure the security and stability of the state, even if it means sacrificing individual liberties.
In Their Own Words
"The Right of Nature… is the Liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himselfe, for the preservation of his own Nature; that is to say, of his own Life."
"A Law of Nature… is a Precept, or generall Rule, found out by Reason, by which a man is forbidden to do, that, which is destructive of his life, or taketh away the means of preserving the same."
"The Use and End of Reason, is not the finding of the summe, and truth of one, or a few consequences, remote from the first definitions, and settled significations of names; but to begin at these; and proceed from one consequence to another."
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