Hobbes

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“Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

“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.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

“For I ... maintain God’s existence, and that he is a most pure, and most simple corporeal spirit.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1579–1688)