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So that in the first place, I put for a general inclination of all…

Quote byThomas Hobbes · 1588–1679

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The First Part, Chapter 11, p. 47.

English (original)

So that in the first place, I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death.

— Thomas Hobbes

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