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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

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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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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation. – Benjamin Disraeli

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The best armor is to keep out of range. – Italian Proverb

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What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind. – Wendell Phillips

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War. The dark time of valour, loss and hope where a man is controlled by his gun; where a gun is controlled by his hatred. Completely uncontrollable. – DanielHa

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Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness. It therefore has nothing (as far as I know) to say to people who do not know they have done anything to repent of and who do not feel that they need forgiveness. – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

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