Thomas Hobbes — "Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself …"

"Nature hath made men so equal, in the faculties of body, and mind; as that though there be found one man sometimes manifestly stronger in body, or of quicker mind than another; yet when all is reckone…"

"For where no covenant hath preceded, there hath no right been transferred, and every man has right to every thing; and consequently, no action can be unjust."

"The science of every man's duty, which is called ethics, is nothing else but the knowledge of what is good and evil in the actions of men."

"The first and fundamental law of nature is, to seek peace, and follow it."

"No man can have a right to anything, unless he has a power to defend it."