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Quote by Thomas Hobbes
The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only. – 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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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. – Albert Camus

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In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization. – Agnes Repplier

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My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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