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Thomas Hobbes

05-Apr-1588

United Kingdom

Thomas Hobbes was a famed English philosopher. He is considered as one of the founding fathers of modern political philosophy. ‘Leviathan’ is considered to be his best book. This book laid the foundation for the western political philosophy by establishing the social contract theory. Besides the contributions that he made to political philosophy, Hobbes also enriched several fields including geometry, ethics, general philosophy, physics of gases, history, theology and jurisprudence. Some of the fundamentals of European liberal thoughts were also developed by him. He was also the first one to advocate the need for a centralized government in order to save the society from external and internal dangers. Read through the thoughts, views and opinions by the great philosopher on life, relationships, society, government, human beings and more. Go through the most inspiring and thought-provoking quotes and sayings by Thomas Hobbes.

QUOTES BY Thomas Hobbes

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Curious

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

Wisdom

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

Liberty

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

Words are the money of fools.

Money

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.