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“During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe they are in that condition which is called war and such a war as is of every man against every man”

Thomas Hobbes

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When people do not have a shared authority or leader keeping them in check, they end up fighting each other all the time. This leads to everyone being against everyone else in a constant state of conflict.

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Anarchy Conflict Human nature Leviathan Political philosophy Power Social contract State of nature Thomas hobbes War
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