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Quote by Thomas Hobbes
War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a

War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time, wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known. – Thomas Hobbes

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The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them. – Thomas Hobbes

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

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New terms used like, overseas contingency operation instead of the word war – that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We cant spin our way out of this threat. – Sarah Palin

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War hath no fury like a noncombatant. – Charles Edward Montague, Disenchantment

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Traditional nationalism cannot survive the fissioning of the atom. One world or none. – Stuart Chase

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