"The right of nature, which writers commonly call Jus Naturale, is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his ow…"

"The will of man is not free, but is determined by the strongest motive."

"And consequently, where there is no common power, there is no law: where no law, no injustice."

"In the first place, I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death."

"The greatest good is that which is most pleasant to us."