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All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.

Thomas Hobbes

It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is injustice to none of them.
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Game Justice Law
The light of humane minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity, reason is the pace.
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Human Light Philosophy Reason Word
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
Eloquence, with flattery, disposeth men to confide in them that have it; because the former is seeming wisdom, the latter seeming kindness.
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Kind Man Philosophy Wisdom
If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.
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Book Man Philosophy Read Sarcastic
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.
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Fear Himself Natural Religious
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.
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Act Battle Fight Philosophy War
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse
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Mental Philosophy Thought Understand Word
True’ and ‘false’ are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither ‘truth’ nor ‘falsehood.
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False Philosophy Truth
When all the world is overcharged with inhabitants, then the last remedy of all is war, which provideth for every man, by victory or death.
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Death Philosophy Victory War World
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man

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