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Thomas Hobbes Quotes
I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death.
Thomas Hobbes

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Date of Birth:
April 5, 1588
Date of Death:
December 4, 1679
Nationality:
English
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