Whatsoever there is of motion, is caused by some other motion, and is therefore dependent on some other cause, and so on, in an infinite series, without any first cause; or else, if there be a first cause, it must be God.
Leviathan, social contract
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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."
Strange & Unusual"The greatest good is the greatest evil: or rather, the greatest evil is that which is most destructive of life."
Controversial"A man's conscience and his judgement are the same thing, and as the judgement, so also the conscience, may be erroneous."
Strange & Unusual"For where no covenant hath preceded, there hath no right been transferred, and every man has right to every thing; and consequently, no action can be unjust."
Controversial"For such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves."
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