For every man by nature is supposed to be equal to every other man, and therefore, if there be no common power to keep them in awe, they will be in a state of war, of every man against every man.
Leviathan, social contract
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"The passions that incline men to peace, are fear of death; desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living; and a hope by their industry to obtain them."
Strange & Unusual"Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another."
Controversial"The science of every man's duty, which is called ethics, is nothing else but the knowledge of what is good and evil in the actions of men."
Strange & Unusual"The value of all things contracted for, is measured by the appetite of the contractors: and therefore the just value is that which they are contented to give."
Strange & Unusual"The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present."
Controversial