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PEOPLE like Thomas Hobbes who advocated for total rule and subjugation by the king or a ruler are known as 'absolutists,' or those who believe in the absolute power of the ruler. What made Hobbes different from other absolutists of his time was his view that the origin of the absolute power of the king did not only come from God (divine origin) but that it was also made through a social contract with the people. In other words, Hobbes believed that the people have surrendered themselves to the absolute power of their ruler who is tasked to maintain peace and order in society.