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On Hobbes and the Leviathan who devours men

| November 22, 2014 | 0 Comments
On Hobbes and the Leviathan who devours men

  It is not wisdom but authority that makes law. 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. ~ Hobbes Biography Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), was an English philosopher, scholar […]

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Leviathan: 1651-2013

| November 8, 2013 | 0 Comments
Leviathan: 1651-2013

The idea that people can live under government and be free is, as he [Hobbes] points out, ridiculous.  To talk of a “free subject” is just as illogical “as if a man should talk to be of a round quadrangle.” ~ John Carey, commentary on Leviathan Fascism was really the basis of the New Deal. […]

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Leviathan: 1651-2013

| November 8, 2013 | 0 Comments
Leviathan: 1651-2013

The idea that people can live under government and be free is, as he [Hobbes] points out, ridiculous.  To talk of a “free subject” is just as illogical “as if a man should talk to be of a round quadrangle.” ~ John Carey, commentary on Leviathan Fascism was really the basis of the New Deal. […]

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