“The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living and a hope by their industry to obtain them”
— Thomas Hobbes
Simplified Meaning:
People want peace because they are afraid of dying, they want things that make life comfortable, and they believe that working hard will help them get these things.
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