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The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against

The condition of man… is a condition of war of everyone against everyone. – Thomas Hobbes

Other quotes by Thomas Hobbes

That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself. – Thomas Hobbes

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Peace
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Thomas Hobbes
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During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war and such a war, as if of every man, against every man. – Thomas Hobbes

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power
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Thomas Hobbes
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I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. – Barack Obama

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The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy. – Ramsey Clark

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Say what you want to say about the rest of his presidency, including his tone-deaf response to Katrina and a war waged in Iraq on false pretenses, Bush connected with Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 because he looked as frail and unforgiving as we felt. – Ron Fournier

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What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. – Simone Weil

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As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose. – Bhagavad Gita

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All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene. – William Ellery Channing

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In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style. – Sydney Smith

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