Furthermore, one must recall that the Sovereign has an in foro interno obligation to comply with the laws of nature. This leads Hobbes to claim that, “for whatsoever is not against the law of nature, may be made law in the name of them that have the Soveraign power” (Hobbes, Leviathan, II.xxvi, 333; Van Mill 2002, 35). Thus, by not permitting the Sovereign to act against these self-evident dictates, Hobbes invalidates many forms of behavior that are indicative of a traditional tyrant. For example, the laws of nature prohibit 1) injustice (i.e., the neglect of one’s covenant or duty), 2) ingratitude, 3) non-“compleasance” (i.e., “striving to retain those things which to himselfe are superfluous, and to others necessary”), 4) refusal to grant
