And from this war of every man against every man, this also is consequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice and injustice have there no place.
Leviathan, social contract
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Controversial"For what is there in the world that is not subject to change?"
Humorous"Hell is truth seen too late."
Controversial"For the laws of nature, as I have shewed in the end of the 15th Chapter, are immutable and eternal."
Humorous