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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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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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Thomas Hobbes was a Philosopher from Kingdom of England (1588–1679).

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Thomas Hobbes lived from 1588 – 1679.
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