4. Some there are, who are discontented with the government under _one_, for no other reason but because it is under _one_; as if it were an unreasonable thing, that _one_ man among so many should so far excel in power, as to be able at his own pleasure to dispose of all the rest. These men, sure, if they could, would withdraw themselves from under the dominion of _one_ God. But this exception against _one_ is suggested by envy, while they see one man in possession of what all desire. For the same cause, they would judge it to be as unreasonable if a _few_ commanded, unless they themselves either were, or hoped to be of the number. For if it be an unreasonable thing that all men have not an equal right, surely an aristocracy must be unreasonable also. But because we have showed that the state of equality is the state of war, and that therefore inequality was introduced by a general consent; this inequality, whereby he whom we have voluntarily given more to, enjoys more, is no longer to be accounted an unreasonable thing. The inconveniences therefore which attend the dominion of _one_ man, attend his _person_, not his _unity_. Let us therefore see whether brings with it the greater grievances to the subject, the command of _one_ man, or of _many_. [Sidenote: Rejection of their opinion, who say that a lord with his servants cannot make a city.] 5. But first we must remove their opinion, who deny that to be any city at all, which is compacted of never so great a number of servants under a common lord. In the ninth article of the fifth chapter, a city is defined to be _one person_ made out of _many men_, whose will by their own contracts is to be esteemed as the wills of them all; insomuch as he may use the strength and faculties of each single person for the public peace and safety. And by the same article of the same chapter, _one person_ is that, when the wills of many are contained in the will of one. But the will of each servant is contained in the will of his lord; as hath been declared in the fifth article of the eighth chapter; so as he may employ all their forces and faculties according to his own will and pleasure. It follows therefore that that must needs be a city, which is constituted by _a lord and many servants_. Neither can any reason be brought to contradict this, which doth not equally combat against a city constituted by _a father and his sons_. For to a lord who hath no children, _servants_ are in the nature of _sons_; for they are both his honour and safeguard; neither are _servants_ more subject to their _lords_, then _children_ to their _parents_, as hath been manifested above in the fifth article of the eighth chapter. [Sidenote: The exactions are more grievous under command of the people, than under the monarch.]