But as men, for the atteyning of peace, and conservation of themselves thereby, have made an Artificiall Man, which we call a Common-wealth; so also have they made Artificiall Chains, called Civill Lawes, which they themselves, by mutuall covenants, have fastned at one end, to the lips of that Man, or Assembly, to whom they have given the Soveraigne Power; and at the other end to their own Ears.
Baina nola gizakumeek, bakea eta biziraupena lortzeko, Estatua deitzen diogun gizakume artifiziala egin duten, halaxe egin dituzte lege zibilak deitzen diegun katea artifizialak, zeintzuen mutur bata, elkarrekin egindako hitzarmenen bidez, botere subiranoa eman dioten gizakumearen edo biltzarraren ezpainetan lotu duten eta bestea beren belarrietan.