Quote#Self
As first a man cannot lay down the right of resisting them, that…
Quote byThomas Hobbes · 1588–1679
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The First Part, Chapter 14, p. 66.
English (original)
As first a man cannot lay down the right of resisting them, that assault him by force, to take away his life; because he cannot be understood to ayme thereby, at any Good to himself.
— Thomas Hobbes
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