Hobbes is often interpreted as being an absolute statist , but Harrington (2005) argues that it is the idea of liberty that puts Hobbes’s philosophy into full sensibility.
there is a quote from Hobbes that makesprfect sense in that regard

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.

Harrington, R. (2005). Hobbes and liberty: the subject’s sphere of liberty in Leviathan. Retrieved from http://www.artificialhorizon.org

I will have to read Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments; and it not surprising that Smtih delved into economics from a position of moral query; economics is directly tied to human happiness.

were doing fried rice for dinner. I should have written this article on steak night!