It argues that there is no injustice in a state of war, clarifying that Bellum omnium contra omnes, or the war of all against all, is inevitable unless a strong sovereign is present, while its first section describes life in the state of nature as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short".
One portion of it alludes to Cicero's mention of a judge, who would routinely ask accusers "cui bono" or who benefits, from an action.  In addition to considering the prevalence of ignorance in Of the Kingdom of Darkness, this work discusses a precursor of the ex post facto and states that "No law, made after a Fact done, can make it a Crime." It argues that there is no injustice in a state of war, clarifying that Bellum omnium contra omnes, or the war of all against all, is inevitable unless a strong sovereign is present, while its first section describes life in the state of nature as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short". For 10 points, name this best-known work of Thomas Hobbes.
One portion of it alludes to Cicero's mention of a judge, who would routinely ask accusers "cui bono" or who benefits, from an action.  
Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil