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> [The fact is that philosophy has been a decisive source of inspiration in all the great crises that Europe has faced. It has been so in the time that preceded the fall of the Roman Empire, when Augustine of Hippo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/the-fact-is-that-philosophy-has-been-a-decisive-source-of-inspiration/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

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## Other authors on Hobbes

## More by Roberto Esposito

> [The fact is that philosophy has been a decisive source of inspiration in all the great crises that Europe has faced. It has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/the-fact-is-that-philosophy-has-been-a-decisive-source-of-inspiration/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

> [The "outside" constitutes the horizon of meaning and the vital energy of our practice and thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/the-outside-constitutes-the-horizon-of-meaning-and-the-vital-energy/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

> [If we think about it, all great discoveries and paradigm shifts are always stimulated by an external event.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/if-we-think-about-it-all-great-discoveries-and-paradigm-shifts-are/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

> [Not possessing definite geographical boundaries, at least in the East - its distinction from Asia is problematic, considering that two large countries, Russia and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/not-possessing-definite-geographical-boundaries-at-least-in-the-east/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

> [Of course philosophy is not able to impose its own choices on politics, let alone on the economy. Nonetheless, it can help to identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/of-course-philosophy-is-not-able-to-impose-its-own-choices-on/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

> [When a political organization loses contact with its origin, it declines and risks implosion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/when-a-political-organization-loses-contact-with-its-origin-it/)

[Roberto Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-esposito/)

> [If you think about it, in the most dramatic moments of its history Europe has always turned to philosophy and, in turn, philosophy has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-esposito/if-you-think-about-it-in-the-most-dramatic-moments-of-its-history/)

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