If coordinated restraint of passion-driven self-interest is achievable through horizontal mutual obligation, the necessity of a central sovereign holding surrendered rights is an unwarranted empirical assumption, not a logical entailment.

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Central sovereign(referring to a centralized power structure): A single authority figure or government at the top that has the power to make and enforce rules over everyone else.
Coordinated restraint(describing how people might control selfish impulses): When a group of people intentionally hold back from doing whatever they want, and they do this together as a planned effort rather than individually.
Empirical assumption(contrasting what we observe with what must be logically true): A belief based on what we think happens in the real world, rather than something that can be proven through pure logic.
Horizontal mutual obligation(describing cooperation between equals): A system where people on equal footing agree to follow rules and help each other out, rather than having someone above them making demands.

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