Quote#Politics & Power
The Interpretation of the Laws of Nature in a Common-wealth,…
Quote byThomas Hobbes · 1588–1679
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Second Part, Chapter 26, p. 143.
English (original)
The Interpretation of the Laws of Nature in a Common-wealth, dependeth not on the books of Moral Philosophy. The Authority of writers, without the Authority of the Commonwealth, maketh not their opinions Law, be they never so true.
— Thomas Hobbes
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