Thomas Hobbes — "The greatest of human powers, is that which is compounded of the powers of most …"

The greatest of human powers, is that which is compounded of the powers of most men, united by consent, in one person, natural, or civil, that has the use of all their powers depending on his will; such as is the power of a Common-wealth: or depending on the wills of each particular; such as is the power of a faction, or of divers factions leagued.
Thomas Hobbes — Thomas Hobbes Early Modern · Leviathan, social contract

Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:

Click any product to generate a realistic preview (~30s). Up to 3 at a time.

Details

Leviathan, Part I, Chapter X

Date: 1651

General

Verification

Unverifiable

Found in 1 providers: grok

1 source checked

Your Cart

Your cart is empty