Political philosopher known for social contract theory.
“Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues.”
“Knowledge is power.”
“Curiosity is the lust of the mind.”
“Covenants, without the sword, are but words.”
“The life of man [is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
“No arts; no letters; no society.”
“The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
“Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them.”
