"Reason is the Soul of the Law." — Thomas Hobbes

"Reason is the Soul of the Law."

— Thomas Hobbes

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112 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes has 112 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Isn't your pants' zipper supposed to be in the front?
All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law.
What reason is there that he which laboreth much, and, sparing the fruits of his labor, consumeth little, should be…
There are very few so foolish that they had not rather govern themselves than be governed by others.
Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.
A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be…
The world is governed by opinion.
It's my turn, to take a leap into the darkness!
Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do,…
Prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
By this we may understand, there be two sorts of knowledge, whereof the one is nothing else but sense, or…

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More Law Quotes

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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes… — Hannah Arendt
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the… — Aristotle
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come… — Lance Armstrong
This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to… — Joe Arpaio
Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep… — Julian Assange
Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right… — Kate Atkinson

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