Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury,[a...
Knowledge is power. Thomas Hobbes
Knowledge is power.
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation. Thomas Hobbes
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues. Thomas Hobbes
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent. Thomas Hobbes
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone. Thomas Hobbes
The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press. Thomas Hobbes
A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.
Curiosity is the lust of the mind. Thomas Hobbes
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social. Thomas Hobbes
Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.
Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Thomas Hobbes
Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy. Thomas Hobbes
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
Give an inch, he'll take an ell. Thomas Hobbes
Give an inch, he'll take an ell.
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it. Thomas Hobbes
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
